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Displaying 15 of about 28 results… the hardest. What’s the link between climate change and wave strength? Our previous work found climate change is … wind patterns change as well. In turn, this can alter the wave conditions across the world’s oceans. But due to reasons … oceans are heating at different rates in different places, wave conditions are not changing at the same rate everywhere. …
… 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 …
… University. During the unprecedented Pacific Northwest heat dome in June, Alaska Airlines flights were delayed or … weren't calibrated for temperatures that high. Extreme heat events are increasing in frequency and duration in the … was six. They're also lasting longer. The average heat wave in major U.S. urban areas is now four days long, a day …
… in many parts of the country. Increasingly, extreme heat and storms are putting roads, bridges, water systems and … under stress. Two recent examples – an intense heat wave that pushed California’s power grid to its limits …
… under two different future scenarios: one where excessive heat due to climate change strains power supplies, and one … events on the grid, mostly in the form of drought and heat waves, are going to get worse under climate change,” … by what drives those events today: lack of water or a heat wave in the middle of the summer,” Kern said. “Adding …
… of underground cables are put under strain during heat waves, especially during sustained heat over several days. Substations, if not well located or … of the annual hottest day, the number of extreme heat wave days, the maximum of consecutive dry days and the level …
… age of climate breakdown is coinciding with the largest wave of urbanization in human history, as hundreds of … Indian cities to take comprehensive action on extreme heat and the rising demand for cooling. The programme will … world, many of which are outlined in UNEP’s Beating the Heat: A Sustainable Cooling Handbook for Cities . …
… hot that they create their own weather, record-breaking heat waves and a vanishing Sierra snowpack. Against that … and the National Science Foundation. Coping with extreme heat California had its hottest summer on record in 2021 — … the very scope of the problem is spurring an unprecedented wave of innovation across California as clean energy …
… hurricanes, severe storm systems, extreme cold, extreme heat, wildfire, and drought), the researchers examined how … identified in our analysis (drought, extreme cold, extreme heat, f looding, sea-level rise, severe storm systems, … the United States. In the current-emissions scenario, cold-wave temperatures are expected to warm by at least 4 to …
… cold was the issue during the blackouts last year, why is heat the issue right now? There’s a lot of talk about … in the wake of the winter storm in 2021. Does heat have a similar effect on infrastructure, or is it just … cold. That’s because people are just desperately trying to heat and cool their houses. [...] … [...] Neel Dhanesha In …
… than surrounding areas, in what is called the urban heat island effect . This combines with and magnifies … such as buildings that take into account flooding and heat risks. Communities such as those in Bwaise have worked … than surrounding areas, in what is called the urban heat island effect . This combines with and magnifies …
Our transportation systems are currently planned, designed, and maintained with the (often implicit) assumption that the climate in the future will be the same as it has been in the past. Climate change upends that assumption. It affects transportation agencies’ ability to deliver services and maintain safe and reliable road networks that communities de…
… Heat waves, wildfires, floods, and cold spells score new … climate adaptation EU funding. View the report … Heat waves, wildfires, floods, and cold spells score new …
… green roofs and trees to increase resilience to extreme heat in cities. These nature-based solutions also generate a … green roofs and trees to increase resilience to extreme heat in cities. These nature-based solutions also generate a …
… and Africa. Cities will face risks from sea-level rise, heat, increases in tropical cyclones, storm surge, intense … and Africa. Cities will face risks from sea-level rise, heat, increases in tropical cyclones, storm surge, intense …