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Displaying 15 of about 123 results… Mavalankar, Meredith Connolly and Anjali Jaiswal A deadly heat wave is currently bearing down on communities across India, … The spiking temperatures underscore the need for local heat adaptation plans and early warning systems to reduce the …
… [...] South Asia’s heat wave is unusual because it’s happening much earlier in the … of India and Pakistan are especially vulnerable to extreme heat. About 60 percent of India’s workforce and about 40 …
… Bhalla New Delhi - Hundreds of deaths caused by an extreme heat wave in India could have been prevented if authorities … and the elderly. But with the threat of more frequent heat waves as a result of climate change, experts say India …
… Egypt was hit by a severe heat wave in early August caused by climate change, according to … and developed countries [...] … Egypt was hit by a severe heat wave in early August caused by climate change, …
… innovative strategies to protect residents from deadly heat Ahmedabad - The Indian city of Ahmedabad launched a first-of-its-kind Heat Action Plan today, making it the first city in South … roadmap we need to save lives when the next dangerous heat wave hits.” Shri Mayor Asit Vora previewed the draft plan in …
As with all disasters, Karachi’s heatwave that killed at least 1,200 Pakistanis is rooted in a complex web of natural and man-made factors, writes Tim Kovach in an opinion piece on New Security Beat. “The emergency is the product of a perfect storm of meteorological, political, and religious factors,” he quotes from the The New York Times.
Kovach concl…
… California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law a heat wave ranking system bill aimed at preparing the state for dangerous extreme heat events. [...] The bill outlines several factors to be …
… records that go back to the 1880s. Globally, the rise in heat-related deaths is stunning: from less than 6,000 in … National Policy on Disaster Management, 2009, recognise heat waves as a natural calamity so few resources are … government has been known to routinely underestimate heat wave tolls . It only counts heat strokes and heat wave …
… Brutal temperatures rage across South Asia as heat resilience expands to new cities and states A pioneering strategy to protect people from killer heat waves is rapidly catching on across India and beyond, as … Disaster Management Authority has notified 23 heat wave-prone states to develop similar heat protection plans …
… Public Works, was given a second title this month: chief heat officer, the city’s first. She joins a number of heat officers around the world as cities from Athens, Greece … Chile , begin to coordinate a better response to extreme heat and develop sustainable cooling strategies. Phoenix and …
… “Not every community can afford to have a full-time chief heat officer, so what is the structure that works for smaller … look like as climate change brings more frequent, intense heat waves? City leaders are still in the early stages of … in recent years about how cities are responding to extreme heat? Ladd Keith: Particularly in the United States, after …
… there is need for urgent action to combat debilitating heat stress and to build climate-resilient infrastructure … to 450 million is likely to be exposed to the risk of heat stress. India must gear up for this emerging public … on smaller towns and villages. For instance, the 2015 heat wave resulted in over 2,000 deaths in rural Andhra Pradesh. …
… [...] The bipartisan “Extreme Heat Emergency Act,” H.R. 3965 , from Reps. Ruben Gallego … Earlier this year, Gallego reintroduced the “Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act,” H.R. 2945 , with Rep. Bonnie Watson … to air conditioning. [...] … [...] The bipartisan “Extreme Heat Emergency Act,” H.R. 3965 , from Reps. Ruben Gallego …
… and wellbeing via a variety of mechanisms, including heat stress, heat exhaustion and heat stroke, chronic dehydration, an increase in vector-borne …
… So why did the state with the highest number of worker heat fatalities just roll back the few flimsy protections it … of a scorching summer, as people are dying on the job from heat-related illnesses, Texas Governor Greg Abbott just … Also this month, China experienced a record-breaking heat wave, and temperatures in North Africa reached 122 degrees F …