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Displaying 15 of about 22 results… [...] India's vulnerability to extreme heat increased 15% from 1990 to 2019, according to a 2021 … like the old and the poor, have the highest exposure to heat. It and Brazil have the the highest heat-related mortality in the world, the report said. Farm …
… entire Southeast Asian region gripped by the same deadly heat wave. “When looking at the heat wave, a lot of the media attention is focused on India, …
… Exposure to extreme heat increases both chronic and acute malnutrition among … West African children ages 3-36 months found that average heat exposure had increased the prevalence of stunted growth … reductions in carbon emissions – the average effect of heat exposure on stunting would nearly double, erasing gains …
… responsible as well. Stone and thatch are better heat insulators, keeping buildings cooler in summers and … responsible as well. Stone and thatch are better heat insulators, keeping buildings cooler in summers and …
… food and energy shortages. Experts say the extreme heat is a grim preview of what the climate crisis has in … hottest month on record in India since 1901. The extreme heat also came earlier in the year than normal, covered a … affected farmers with little shelter from the heat and whose crops have wilted in the scorching sun. …
… Crop failures grow as warming brings more heat and drought Farmers look to migrate - but urban … is among the worst-affected areas. As harsher drought and heat hit food production and the incomes of people dependent … issue. [...] … Crop failures grow as warming brings more heat and drought Farmers look to migrate - but urban …
… The big heat hit India earlier than usual: temperatures of 44°C in … new studies—each quite separate—appear to confirm that heat, drought, and hunger on massive scales can only get … droughts are increasingly likely to happen simultaneously. Heat and drought together multiply the risks of wildfire. A …
… adaptation to local conditions, resilience to drought and heat can thrive without the use of expensive hybrid seeds and … breeding and testing crops for tolerance to drought and heat stress, and resistance to diseases and pests. The young … in a sustainable way. Dry areas are experiencing worsening heat, drought and aridity, yet still grow about 44% of the …
… – droughts and floods are both becoming more common. The heat is overwhelming before the rains come. In April, May and June, extreme heat makes it harder to work, crops wilt and sometimes die, … faraway countries. As climate change, and particularly heat waves, worsen for South Asia’s farmers, women are …
… and extreme weather events such as drought, extreme heat and floods have led to rising wheat prices and food … in nature to survive tough conditions such as extreme heat, drought, flooding and poor soils. Plant breeders are … and extreme weather events such as drought, extreme heat and floods have led to rising wheat prices and food …
… air humidity. Since lowering air humidity may reduce human heat stress, the net impact of soil desiccation on the … More specifically, morning dry soils attenuate afternoon heat stress anomaly by ~5%. This occurs because of reduced … contributes not only to the escalation of heat- wave temperatures (4, 9, 16–18) but also to the reduction in …
… variability in that area, rather than by maximum heat alone. India and Pakistan do not feature in our results, … regularly having extremely high temperatures and levels of heat stress in absolute terms, when defined in terms of … therefore suggests India may experience even more extreme heat. Assuming the statistical distribution of daily maximum …
… corn producing region could soon be known as the Extreme Heat Belt. The corn on Zack Smith’s 1,200 acres is not his … group, Smith’s farm could one day be part of an “Extreme Heat Belt,” a region that would include Kansas, Missouri, … changes to land management to prepare for the impending wave of dangerous and destructive heat expected to accumulate …
… stories of farmhands and other outdoor workers dying from heat-related impacts are stark reminders that few regulations exist to protect laborers from extreme heat. The average number of days U.S. agricultural workers … have long been vulnerable to the effects of extreme heat in the workplace, but increasing temperatures mean a …
… Simultaneous extreme heat and drought events have consequences in a variety of … periods of drought combined with record high temperatures. Heat waves, water shortages and forest fires are particularly … economy and society. Large financial losses due to extreme heat and drought To better understand the consequences of …