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Displaying 180 of about 1392 results… 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 …
… The eastern city is also highly vulnerable to extreme heat waves, according to the IPCC report. “On average, Kolkata will experience heat equivalent to the 2015 record heat waves every year.” In 2015, the heat wave killed 2,500 people in India. Kolkata, along with Delhi …
… weather since its establishment in 1884. Since the Great Heat Day on July 23 (one of the 24 solar terms in traditional … successively led to the death of many mountain hikers from heat stroke, and then a number of civil society organizations … it seems that the government has simplified the heat wave as a problem of heatstroke among workers. Neither the …
… 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 …
… interest in the maximum environmental conditions like heat and humidity to which humans can adapt. New Penn State … their body temperature, which would potentially cause heat stroke or death over a prolonged exposure. Wet-bulb … especially those who are more vulnerable — ahead of a heat wave,” Kenney said. “That could mean prioritizing the sickest …
… under the headings of the four main phases in the local Heat Plan: preparation phase (autumn/winter), pre-warning … vulnerable populations' needs during periods of extreme heat, and the extent to which these can be institutionalised … municipality could adapt the way it communicates on heat wave-related risks with vulnerable populations – Question 4). …
… outdoor events, and drought stalked Italian farmers as a heat wave sent Europeans hunting for shade and fretting over … take care of the most vulnerable so they don't suffer from heat stroke," was the advice from Spanish Prime Minister …
… PARK, Pa. — As the frequency and severity of both heat waves and extreme cold weather events increase across … to cold events in winter and also exacerbate urban heat island effects in summer.” Wang said that while other … heat waves and not extreme cold. “We consider it a heat wave or a cold wave if temperatures are outside the average …
… France wraps up and the women’s race begins, the European heat wave rages on. If you look closely, the heat can be seen in photos of the event: cooling towels …
… Highway in the Hunza Valley. The ongoing unprecedented heat wave melted ice on Shisper Glacier, creating a lake which … action in the face of the climate crisis. The scorching heat of summer arrived sooner than expected this year in …
… ability of existing infrastructure to cope with extreme heat, which is projected to become more common due to … much concrete can contribute to the phenomenon of urban heat islands , where heat is concentrated in cities. Concrete is also a …
… Hurricanes, heat, fires, smoke, drought: Is it time to stop sugar-coating … to the beach but, increasingly, they also suffer through heat waves, flee from wildfires, breathe smoky air, and board … and above-normal wildfire activity . In a prelude, a heat wave scorched the Southwest over the weekend, breaking …
… Death tolls were highest in the devastating back-to-back heat waves that accompanied Europe’s drought, with more than … drought.” That Hurricane Ian and the European drought and heat wave—both classified as “mega-disasters” for the destruction …
The resilience of people in northeastern Bangladesh against Himalayan flooding has been severely challenged this year. Thousands of homeless and destitute people have struggled to deal with extreme flooding.
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This year's flooding has also challenged the Bangladeshi government's disaster management capacity.
"The excess Himalayan floodi…
… 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 …