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Displaying 15 of about 65 results… 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 …
… over the next hundred years,” said Turner. Record-breaking heat waves puts additional strain on hydropower and the grid … right on the heels of a record-breaking Pacific Northwest heat wave, power systems modeler Konstantinos Oikonomou began …
… for at least 3 years. “Last week we were out in the heat wave and it was brutal,” says Eileen Garcia, senior manager … as global temperatures rise and the risk from excessive heat worsens. Phoenix, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada aim …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… that currently have few cities that deal with extreme heat, average summertime temperature highs of 35°C (95°F), … SECTION 2: KEY CLIMATE VULNERABILITY CONDITIONS 1. Heat Extremes a. Introduction and Justification b. … and regeneration as a rise in body temperature under heat wave conditions will severely decrease the heat loss needed …
… 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%). …
… UK infrastructure has typically been designed to retain heat during the winter, but it must become effective at keeping the heat out in the summer. As things stand, roughly 20% of … which means it can absorb and transfer a lot of heat faster than other construction materials, and reach up …
… sea-level change are dominated by local changes in ocean heat content and salinity,” the report pointed out. The … the global average of 0.7°C between 1951 and 2015. Ocean heat content had already reached record levels in 2021 … sea-level change are dominated by local changes in ocean heat content and salinity,” the report pointed out. The …
… updating the previous work released in 2017. Increasing heat periods, more frequent and stronger local heavy rain … - Cooling water availability: Project "Recovering waste heat from the MiRO Oil Refinery’s production processes to … in 2014, and in Braunsbach and Simbach in 2016, the heat wave in 2003, the low water years of 2003 and 2015, and the …
… Heatwaves within our cities can be attributed to the urban heat island effect (UHI), caused by the predominance of concrete and steel that absorb and retain heat, and the lack of cooling by water evaporating from … of urban greening to mitigate local flooding and excess heat is not automatic nor, in some areas, even possible,” …
… , 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 ), …
… Kenya. Droughts and other climate shocks like this summer heat wave become more frequent in the current climate crisis. … Kenya. Droughts and other climate shocks like this summer heat wave become more frequent in the current climate crisis. …
… temperatures are partially a product of the so-called ‘heat island effect,’ which sees buildings, roads, and other … Sea is pumped into a cooling station and passed through a heat exchanger, where it absorbs heat from buildings. Cool air generated from the cold water …
… from climate change – including heavy rainfall and extreme heat events. According to the IPCC, 44% of all “disaster … of problems that climate change will bring such as extreme heat and drought. While they have previously been seen as … from climate change – including heavy rainfall and extreme heat events. According to the IPCC, 44% of all “disaster …