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Displaying 90 of about 300 results… 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 …
… Administration through the interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) launched Heat.gov , a new website to provide the public and … to understand and reduce the health risks of extreme heat. Heat.gov will provide a one-stop hub on heat and health …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… officially launched a new pilot program to address deadly heat waves. The program , unveiled yesterday on the summer … solstice, introduces a system for naming and ranking heat waves in much the same way as hurricanes. [...] Spain … with extreme temperatures for weeks. A sizzling heat wave last month sent temperatures soaring across the southern …
… the effects of climate change firsthand. Blistering heat waves have smashed temperature records around the globe … temperature extremes. But the recent pileup of very hot heat waves does have some scientists wondering whether models … has clearly shown. “Climate change is driving this heat wave, just as it is driving every heat wave now,” said …
… – 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 …
… air conditioning. According to a new report , dying from heat is a common fear among inmates – and the failure to … a really dangerous situation,” she said. “When we have a heat wave such as this summer, it can potentially lead to …
… 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 …
… data to help officials protect those living in sweltering 'heat islands' Residents track 'heat islands' in their cities Hot weather kills more than 700 … took shifts throughout the day to record variations in heat, humidity and other indicators across 200 square miles …
… temperatures for users and those vulnerable to the heat. Municipal facilities acting as climate shelters include … is recommended, particularly for people vulnerable to heat, such as babies, the over-75s, people with chronic … of them . Services activated to protect people from the heat In addition to the network of climate shelters, the …
… can undertake to reduce risks in relation to extreme heat that fall into three categories: changing behaviour … Urban areas are the hot spots of global warming. Extreme heat, alongside flooding and wildfire, is a key risk to the … others to act; this will build resilience to extreme heat at the local and community scale. View the report … This …
… gardens and greenery can help ease some of the severe heat in cities, according to research from climate scientists … satellite data to measure how effective these changes are. Heat is often intensified or amplified in cities, a phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect . Asphalt, concrete, and similar …