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This report provides a forward-looking approach to increasing investment in community mitigation, particularly for nature-based approaches that reduce long-term risks by increasing investment in forests, seagrasses, and other natural systems that can lower either the probability of a disaster occurring or reduce losses when it does occur. Such mitigatio…
… Extreme heat (EH) and extreme precipitation (EP) events are expected … to guide adaptation measures for EH and EP. … Extreme heat (EH) and extreme precipitation (EP) events are expected …
… process for severe weather threats and extreme conditions (heat wave, cold wave, drought, storm surge, avalanches, flooding.) … process for severe weather threats and extreme conditions (heat wave, cold wave, drought, storm surge, avalanches, …
… the impacts of four types of natural hazards (drought, heat wave, wind and flood) on the generation, transmission and … the impacts of four types of natural hazards (drought, heat wave, wind and flood) on the generation, transmission …
… spell, the Westphalia floods, the Mediterranean summer heat wave, Hurricane Ida, the Po Valley tornado outbreak, Medicane … and intensity of extreme events such as cold spells, heat waves, storms or floods. A pertinent question is then …
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… and change. It considers the impact of droughts, heat waves, floods and tropical cyclones on people and … events of 2013 including Typhoon Haiyan, the record heat in Australia, Argentina and New Zealand, the frigid … been virtually impossible without human contributions of heat-trapping gases, illustrating that some extreme events …
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… U.S. state of Virginia. The brief includes a discussion of heat, coastal flooding, water- and food-borne illnesses, air … flooding from coastal storms. As a result, we face more heat-related illnesses, air quality issues, food and water … U.S. state of Virginia. The brief includes a discussion of heat, coastal flooding, water- and food-borne illnesses, air …
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… temperature, precipitation, storms, droughts, and heat waves, which indicators can reveal long-term changes in … relate to climate change, such as acidity, temperature, heat storage, and sea level. Another chapter considers snow- … temperature, precipitation, storms, droughts, and heat waves, which indicators can reveal long-term changes in …
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… face a variety of increasing health problems such as more heat-related illnesses, breathing and heart troubles, food … face a variety of increasing health problems such as more heat-related illnesses, breathing and heart troubles, food …
… continue to occur and accelerate in the future, leading to heat and heat waves, sea level rise and storm surge, and droughts and … continue to occur and accelerate in the future, leading to heat and heat waves, sea level rise and storm surge, and …
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… face a variety of increasing health problems such as more heat-related illnesses, breathing and heart troubles, food … face a variety of increasing health problems such as more heat-related illnesses, breathing and heart troubles, food …
… (2000), Mozambique (2000 and 2001) and Europe (2006), heat waves and forest fires in Portugal (2003), an earthquake … (2000), Mozambique (2000 and 2001) and Europe (2006), heat waves and forest fires in Portugal (2003), an earthquake …
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… patients with certain health conditions from extreme heat. Thousands of community health centers and free clinics … patients with certain health conditions from extreme heat. Thousands of community health centers and free clinics …
… CLIM-WARN focuses on hydrometeorological hazards such as heat waves, droughts, floods and wildfires. The purpose of … CLIM-WARN focuses on hydrometeorological hazards such as heat waves, droughts, floods and wildfires. The purpose of …
… examples of successful early warning systems related to heat waves, flooding, storm surge and wild fire. … PWS-21; … examples of successful early warning systems related to heat waves, flooding, storm surge and wild fire. …

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