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Displaying 9 of about 9 results… of the extent of COVID-19 disease during the first wave was limited and unreliable. Early in the pandemic, the … than are being detected. Indeed, during the first wave in Switzerland, the test positivity rate peaked at more … regime: Wastewater samples indicated that the first wave in Lausanne peaked four days later than the clinical …
… 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%). …
… , researchers made use of the fact that a seismic wave’s velocity is related to the mechanical properties of … rapidly. If the sediments are saturated with water, wave speed is reduced. By analyzing differences in seismic wave velocities (a technique called interferometry ), …
… Thermal expansion happens when the ocean heats up. The heat causes sea water molecules to move slightly farther … has been absorbing and storing more than 90% of the excess heat added to the climate system due to greenhouse gas … Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows the excess heat already in the climate system has locked in the current …
… 2018; Li et al. 2019; Yeo et al. 2019), long-lived Rossby Wave Packets (RWPs, Wirth et al. (2018)), which can … in Europe, the seasonal mean was strongly affected as the heat arrived in two waves, one from mid-May to mid-June and … but with a long tail of the distribution towards extreme heat. For California, the model also predicts the extreme …
… Box 3.1: Wave Contributions to Extreme Water Levels … change that most affect U.S. coastlines, such as ocean heat content, ice-mass loss from Greenland and Antarctica, … greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the at- mosphere will trap more heat in the earth system. The amount of GHGs in the …
… Surge Projections for the Pacific Islands Region 22 D. Wave Climate Projections for the Pacific Islands Region 23 E. Wave Power Projections for the Pacific Islands Region 24 v. … ocean and atmosphere result in the continual exchange of heat and water, driven by prevailing winds to achieve dynamic …
… decreases due to climate change, the combination of heat and drought is becoming more common. This makes water … decreases due to climate change, the combination of heat and drought is becoming more common. This makes water …
This study examines the historical impacts of Tropical Cyclones (TCs) in Hong Kong and evaluates the association between economic losses and different TC hazards/parameters (i.e., wind, rainfall, and storm surge). The Pearl River Delta region in South China is known as a significant hotspot of tropical cyclone (TC) risk, which calls for an in-depth eval…