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Displaying 15 of about 28 results… reports, and climate bulletins. The study uses the ERA5-HEAT reanalysis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) … of the areas of the world that are exposed to heat stress with a focus on the Northern … in data over the heat threshold are consistent with heat- wave years. They are also consistent with El Niño years …
… best practices for communication responses to intense heat events. Conversations between cities not only covered ways to generally communicate about heat risk, but also how COVID-19 and associated city … sts/oem/2016-08-10-how-to-stay-cool-during-phillys-5th-heat-wave/ …
… that are working to reduce the inequitable distribution of heat risks across populations and urban areas. As cities are … and population groups are more affected by urban heat than others. At the same time, some policy responses to heat impacts can be unfair. To address this, cities can apply …
… and railway infrastructures due to an increase in extreme heat corresponding to four different global warming levels … railways have a greater propensity to buckle under extreme heat. The choice of transport construction materials and … a 4 °C global warming level, increased levels of extreme heat in EU + UK cause annual transport O&M costs to rise by …
… due to reduced labour productivity caused by extreme heat in Europe. For the analysis of current impacts, the … the findings to the historical period 1981–2010. Excessive heat has been shown to be an important negative externality … 6. Ioannou, L. G. et al. Effect of a simulated heat wave on physiological strain and labour productivity. Int J. …
… many structures through the spread of flames and radiant heat and the deposition of burning embers over a short period … produce a wider zone or band of flames. Fire intensity: heat energy released per unit time per unit length of part of … flame front, the linear rate of fire spread, and the net heat of combustion. Note 3 to entry: Fire intensity is …
… hazards SN Climatic Hazards Indicators 1 Cold Wave Number of Events (No.) 2 Heat Wave Number of Events (No.) 3 Heavy Rainfall Number of … Indicators 1 Cold Wave Change in Cold Spell Duration (%) 2 Heat Wave Change in Warm Spell Duration (%) 3 Heavy Rainfall …
… cyclones, sea level rise, flooding, drought and extreme heat, and epidemic. [Government of Tuvalu, 2015] Tropical … of at least one period of prolonged exposure to extreme heat, resulting in heat stress may occur in Tuvalu. However, … king tides are occurring every year where the maximum wave heights are continuing to increase making them more …
… frequency or intensity of extreme weather events such as heat waves and cold waves, wildfires, cyclones and floods are … The recent outages due to heatwave in California, cold wave in Texas, and wildfires in Australia demonstrate that … rose by 0.19 metres (m). Continuous increases in ocean heat content expanded the volume of sea water and accelerated …
… about 1.180C since the late 19th century. The increased heat has been absorbed by the oceans, and as a result, the … ���> ���� oxygen, especially during the second disastrous wave of the pandemic. It is true that from individual to …
… magnitude prediction, some features extracted from the p-wave and s-wave, such as slope (M), independent term (B), and … identify some unknown information or signals from seismic wave signals, and can help to predict earthquakes better than …
… of Urban Expansion and Modelling Green Spaces to Build Heat Wave Risk Resiliency in Karachi. International Journal of …
… decades are demonstrative of the impact sea level rise, wave action, and coastal flooding has had on the atoll … atolls in the Marshall Islands can expect to be hit by wave-driven floods, with high probability of making … mid-21st century because of sea-level rise exacerbating wave-driven flooding. Science Advances, Vol 4, No. 4. The …
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… underlying climate risks associated with increased heat. One current application of the CaaS model is in Nigeria … cold storage of agriculture products during more frequent heat waves and communications devices to share early warning … underlying climate risks associated with increased heat. Stage of Implementation: CaaS has already been …