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Displaying 105 of about 1317 results… 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 …
… 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 …
… – 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… government resources to reducing the risks of extreme heat in partnership with the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller … Orrego, appointed Cristina Huidobro to the role of Chief Heat Officer (CHO) in partnership with the Atlantic … committed to tackling the growing threat of extreme urban heat for vulnerable people. The appointment also marks …
… Foundation today released their peer-reviewed extreme heat model along with the implications highlighted in The 6th National Risk Assessment: Hazardous Heat. The report identifies the impact of increasing … cover, and proximity to water to calculate the current heat exposure, and then adjusts for future forecasted …
… was unusual, scientists said, but they stressed that such heat was unlikely to materialise. As the days passed, … on higher temperatures – and the likelihood of seeing 40C heat in the UK rose steadily. The UK Met Office implemented … a full six days before the heatwave struck – the earliest heat warning that it has ever released. And, by 15 July, the …
… 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 …
… early closures of schools and send people indoors. Extreme heat parched large swathes of South Asia this week after … to linger around 44C until Sunday, with peak summer heat still to come before cooling monsoon rains arrive in … the fastest pace in nearly four decades. The unprecedented heat puts millions of blue-collar workers, including …