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Displaying 15 of about 59 results… extended the atmosphere-only model to include ocean and wave models to create an air-sea-wave fully-coupled model. … a small extent of cloud cover can allow solar radiation to heat up the ocean near the coast, causing the tropical … a small extent of cloud cover can allow solar radiation to heat up the ocean near the coast, causing the tropical …
… can play in understanding and preparing for intensified heat extremes. Heat extremes like in the boreal summer of 2021 triggered … islands on mortality in Paris during the August 2003 heat wave Environ. Health Perspect. 120 254–9 [14] Mora C et al …
… Sydney researchers are developing a heat stress scale similar to a UV index, with an accompanying app to help the public handle the heat and avoid the risk of health problems from heatwaves. A pioneering Heat Stress Scale and accompanying app will be trialed in …
… Heat waves over Europe have increased three to four times … states explain almost all of the upward trend in heat waves in western Europe, and around 30 percent over the … of double jets explained about 30 percent of heat-wave trends for the whole of Europe, but in the western …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… help protect Miamians from the growing impacts of extreme heat. Among the tools included as part of CAMP is the newest … that demonstrate the dangerous impacts of extreme heat on Miami’s underserved communities. In April 2022, … of their incomes on housing. At the same time, extreme heat is responsible for claiming more lives than any other …
… during June in the Pacific Northwest replaced by a heat wave in July; a record-warm early winter for most … the likelihood of longer, more intense droughts and heat waves, and we’re also seeing these spells broken …
… critical roles in hurricane intensification, supplying heat energy that is converted into the mechanical energy of a hurricane’s winds. Turbulent heat exchange, called enthalpy flux, between the ocean and … The drag coefficient is affected by wind speed; by wave age , slope, height, and direction; and likely by …
… speed of these disturbances and found the electromagnetic wave along the magnetic field lines travelled at 1000 … per second. This was far faster than the air pressure wave, which traveled at the speed of sound (a comparatively … of the ionospheric disturbance caused by the air pressure wave about three hours before the pressure wave originating …
… cyclones and wind storms; flooding, drought and extreme heat and cold events. The publication also provides most … mean surface temper- ature, global mean sea level, ocean heat content, ocean acidification, sea-ice extent and changes … highest MHW categor y (for definitions, see Marine heat wave and marine cold spell data) experienced at each pixel in …
… an earthquake, huge wildfires in California, a 30-meter wave that capsizes a ship — these are rare events and because … predicted by model by uncovering the probable nonlinear wave conditions they need to form. The bottleneck with this … quantify when rogue waves will form by looking at probable wave conditions that nonlinearly interact over time, leading …
… some types of extreme weather, especially those linked to heat. To track how the evidence on this fast-moving topic is … human influence or were inconclusive. Of the 152 extreme heat events that have been assessed by scientists, 93% found … the literature is heavily dominated by studies of extreme heat (30%), rainfall or flooding (25%) and drought (16%). …
… the rock expansion or compression that occurs as a seismic wave propagates through the rock. Although dynamic strain … sensing could also help seismologists better understand wave propagation in a way that allows them to pinpoint the … the rock expansion or compression that occurs as a seismic wave propagates through the rock. Although dynamic strain …
… hazards, such as various types of floods, droughts, heat extremes and heatwaves, and sea level rise pose a direct … of Statistical Life WAFS World Area Forecast System WAM Wave Model WB World Bank WBG World Bank Group WIS WMO … hazards, such as various types of floods, droughts, heat ex- tremes and heatwaves, and sea level rise pose a …