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Displaying 4 of about 4 results… As population exposure to extreme heat increases, government agencies are developing heat health warning systems to support the public in taking … for increasing the reach and effectiveness of heat risk education and warning messaging. Focus group …
… understand the implementation of a micro-scale urban heat island risk assessment, researchers conducted a study … any Italian city. Extreme weather conditions – including heat waves, and the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon– are among the predominant …
… regions will be exposed to additional pressures of heat stress, in the form of longer heatwaves and a greater … developmental contexts, shall be exacerbated further by heat stress. This shall adversely affect people’s livelihood, … is highly sensitive to the thermal environment, extreme heat events can increase morbidity and mortality as well as …
… public to make responsible choices. MTdA: Yes. With the heat waves we use the professionals from the social sector … and younger people – raising the risks of dehydration and heat stress. We need to make the healthy choice the easy … In Portugal we also set up shelters or refuges during heat waves, where we invite people, for example the elderly …