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Displaying 15 of about 49 results… to which S2S climate forecasts could be incorporated into heat-health action plans, to support timely public health decision-making ahead of imminent heat wave events in Europe. Heat waves have been responsible for …
… If you looked at the heat index during this summer’s sticky heat waves and thought, “It sure feels hotter!,” you may be … Great Lakes south to Louisiana. During the July 1995 heat wave in Chicago, for example, which killed at least 465 …
… Study explores effects of summertime heat waves on workforce health in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Los Angeles Working outdoors during periods of extreme heat can cause discomfort, heat stress, or heat illnesses – all growing concerns for …
… summer is coming in hot. The New York Times reports that a heat wave caused record-high temperatures this weekend in 16 … Great Lakes, with more than 100 million Americans under heat alerts, according to the Washington Post. Across large …
… report examines the health consequences of extreme urban heat and the priorities for action and research to mitigate … storm” of risks to global health, particularly from urban heat. This report highlights that the health risks of heat … islands on mortality in Paris during the August 2003 heat wave. Environ Health Perspect 2012;120:254-9. …
… marked by temperatures and humidity high enough to cause heat exhaustion, is projected to double by the 2050s and … patterns, energy choices and climate models to project how heat index levels – the combination of heat and humidity – … some regions have been sweating through a summer 2022 heat wave for over two straight months . We found that by the end …
… humidity passes 58%, citizens in China may experience heat stroke. Heat waves are predicted to be more frequent, intense, and … and the United States all have experienced record-breaking heat. Not only do heat-related deaths soar during these …
… Globally, heat waves have become an increasingly frequent summer affair … high temperatures. The rising frequency and intensity of heat waves can trigger various forms of emotional distress … change causes greater frequency and intensity of extreme heat events is more certain than any other documented effect …
… Large wildfires and severe heat events are happening more often at the same time, … wildfires and hot weather.” When wildfires and extreme heat occur at the same time, they magnify air pollution: … smoke increases fine particulate matter in the air and the heat combines the smoke and other pollutants to create more …
… negative influence on agriculture. This is because extreme heat harms both farms (crops, livestock) and farm workers. In … Watershed Organisation Trust ( WOTR ) has begun issuing heat-health advisories to farmers in rural Jalna district, … This will require immediate action to battle devastating heat stress and develop climate-resilient infrastructure. …
… falling victim to extreme weather events, specifically heat waves like the ones that hit many parts of the world … a fever but she was dehydrated. Climate change is making heat waves longer, hotter, more frequent, and more dangerous … housing movement began in response to a devastating heat wave that hit the country in 2003. That summer, around …
… Heat waves and air pollution are harmful, even deadly, and … that compared to days without extreme conditions, extreme heat days carried a 6.1% increase in risk of death. On … deaths were 5% more likely. But on days with both extreme heat and air pollution, deaths were 21% more likely—a …
… Soil drought could reduce human death rates during heat waves by lowering air humidity, while cooling strategies … like wetting surfaces could inadvertently intensify lethal heat stress, according to a new study in the journal Science … atmospheric modelling, and meta-analyses of heat wave mortality. “Given the increasing tendency of droughts …
… are cautioning that children are more susceptible to heat illness than adults are — even more so when they’re on … air conditioning, or waiting in a parked car. Cases of heat-related illness are rising with average air … may help health officials understand how severe a heat wave is expected to be and make informed recommendations to …
… Record-breaking heat waves have occurred recently from Delhi to the Pacific … of Washington and Harvard University gives a range of heat impacts worldwide by the end of this century, depending … Communications Earth & Environment. “The record-breaking heat events of recent summers will become much more common in …