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Displaying 15 of about 25 results… and human-caused climate changes have led to increases in heat events around the world. For example, in July 2012, an extreme heat wave hit the Chicago area, causing temperatures to skyrocket …
… efforts were the first to map a city's “islands” of heat in a “sea” of lower-temperature surroundings. [...] … car technique with modern methodology to chart dangerous heat zones. Their approach uses thermometers in … city blocks; such data could help urban planners develop heat-mitigation policies in places without access to …
… This paper examines the phenomenon known as Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI), which increases the risk of heat-related human illnesses and mortality, using a global … on mortality and regional level definition of heat wave: a multi-city study in China. Sci. Total Environ. …
… 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 …
… thirteen most hazardous meteorological events, being cold wave, heat wave, flood, lightning, snowfall, dust storm, hail, … most hazardous meteorological events, viz. Cold wave, Heat Wave, Flood, Lightning, Snowfall, Dust Storm, Hail …
… development programmes. Floods, Droughts, Cyclones, Heat Waves and Cold Waves, Dengue, JE and COVID-19 have been … cooperation with the private sector. Following the first wave of COVID-19 last year, it became imperative to better … numbers of Incidences for JE, Dengue, Drought, Floods, Heat waves, Cold waves and Cyclone during 1995-2020. 48 …
… for cooling and the risk of residents suffering from heat stress. To help Singapore stay cool and improve urban … School of Design and Environment led a team to examine the heat balance in the street canyon – where the street is … to estimate the impact of urban planning on anthropogenic heat dispersion. “The weak removal of anthropogenic heat is …
… densely populated areas. These areas are known as "urban heat islands" and experience higher temperatures than others … of buildings and roads that absorb and re-emit the sun’s heat and fewer trees that provide shade. [...] Data collected … part of the photographic data. [...] “Reducing the urban heat island effect is critical in our work to protects …
… climate indicators addressed (surface temperature, ocean heat content, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, … 8 Ocean Heat Content … Risk Reduction. In fact, extreme events, such as storms, heat waves drought and flood, etc. and slow onset events such … coastal erosion enhanced by anomalous extratropical storm wave direction. Scientific Reports, [online] 7(1). Available …
… ten times heavier than usual and were following a severe heat wave which had triggered melting glaciers. The impacts are … ten times heavier than usual and were following a severe heat wave which had triggered melting glaciers. The impacts …
… storm surge forecasting systems 7.3. References 8. Wave modelling 8.1. General introduction to wave … than the at- mosphere. Climate is regulated by the ocean heat transport, making our world a habitable place. For human … ocean (WMO, 2021): • 12 related to physics: Ocean Surface Heat Flux, Sea Ice (including Concentration, Extent/Edge, …
… N2O x x x x B9. Improve estimates of latent and sensible heat fluxes and wind stress x x x x x B10. Identify gaps in … Schuckmann et al. (2020)13 and (2022)14 updated the Earth heat inventory and presented an updated assessment of ocean … radiances in the reflected solar (RS) and infrared (IR) wave bands, as well as GNSS radio occultations. …
… include severe storms and tornadoes; drought events and heat waves; hurricanes and tropical storms; wildfires; … include severe storms and tornadoes; drought events and heat waves; hurricanes and tropical storms; wildfires; …
… as cyclones, tsunamis, heavy rains, floods lighting and heat waves. Andhra Pradesh having a coastline of 974 km with … repeated cyclones and floods. The 1977 cyclone and tidal wave, which resulted in great loss of life, attracted the … procured during the progression and recession of the flood wave for studying the impact of the flood. ● Rectification: …
… heritage [35]. For example [36], used the European Wave Index to list 290 tsunamis that have occurred in Europe … bordered southern Oman, especially around Salalah, where wave runup reached 3.3 m [56]. The Arabian Sea and Indian … to develop tsunami forecast models in the UAE to predict wave height, arrival times, location, amount of flooding, and …