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Displaying 15 of about 44 results… and wellbeing via a variety of mechanisms, including heat stress, heat exhaustion and heat stroke, chronic dehydration, an increase in vector-borne …
… Evidence of heat impacts on unborn babies suggests we need new … The foetuses of women working in the fields in extreme heat can show signs of strain before their mothers are … in The Gambia, is the first to measure the impacts of heat stress on the foetuses of manual workers. Findings …
… hurting their fragile livelihoods, a survey finds Rising heat and heavier rains across South Asia, as the planet … street-food vendor, has also seen her income shrink as heat and unseasonal rains reduce the length of time she can … have led to a dip in paid work, with increasing cases of heat-stroke and water-borne diseases affecting families. In …
… – 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 …
… South Asia has been suffering an unprecedented heat wave, with March 2022 the hottest on record in India. There is growing evidence that rising heat is disproportionately affecting women — one study in …
… and southern Pakistan, experienced a record-breaking heat wave made 30 times more likely by climate change, … than 120°F for extended periods of time. The unprecedented heat wave also triggered glacial melt in the northern region …
… the need to explore possible links between extreme heat and pregnancy loss Up to 30 percent of pregnancies end … is needed to understand the potential roles of extreme heat and other hot-weather environmental or lifestyle … summer rise in miscarriage risk is driven by exposure to heat. “Few studies have examined the association between heat …
… Giving birth in 50°C heat, and forced by their circumstances to work very shortly … hospital on that 51°C day, Nazia was pronounced dead from heat stroke. The searing heat wrought by anthropogenic climate change poses a profound …
… derived from the Japanese words tsu (harbor) and nami (wave). Tsunamis are quite rare, but, as history has proven, … were out at sea fishing when the tsunami struck. Thus, the wave passed by under their boats and they stayed safe even as the same wave wreaked devastation on the shore. This example …
… market. Especially in industries with high exposure to heat, high temperatures may result in a reduction in labour … among women in the most highly-exposed sectors to heat. “Climate change is already having a measurable impact … outside. Further, female workers are more vulnerable to heat stress” says Shouro Dasgupta , author of the study, a …
… from disasters like storms, floods, drought, salinity and heat. The researchers found that 43% of households were … 3 percentage points more for other hazards like extreme heat. But when it comes to storms, female-headed households … from disasters like storms, floods, drought, salinity and heat. The researchers found that 43% of households were …
… to multiple disasters. Flood, thunderstorm, drought, heat wave, cold wave and earthquake are the major disaster, which … is the beginning of summer season. There is the risk of heat wave, thunder-storm, lightening and heavy-stormy rain. …
… in hours worked in industries with high exposure to heat such as agriculture and construction (Antonelli et al. … susceptible to high temperatures and less tolerant of heat stress (Desai & Zhang 2021). Exposure to high tempera- … and sector in South Africa. Wages (South African rand) Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4 Wave 5 Average Male …
… has experienced unseasonal rains, cyclones and extreme heat in the past five years. The impact of these climate … independent, witty and financially suave. Last month's heat was the latest - and the harshest - in a string of … has experienced unseasonal rains, cyclones and extreme heat in the past five years. The impact of these climate …
… such as storms, cyclones, floods, droughts and extreme heat or extreme cold put millions of lives at risk each year. … such as storms, cyclones, floods, droughts and extreme heat or extreme cold put millions of lives at risk each year. …