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Displaying 11 of about 11 results… This report will look at the factors that contribute to the heat island effect. Urban heat islands are metropolitan places that are hotter than … Paved roads, parking lots, and buildings absorb and retain heat during the day and radiate that heat back into the …
… solar reflective coatings on roads to mitigate the Urban Heat Island (UHI). Solar reflective pavement has been praised … is the effect of solar reflective coatings on radiant heat, which influences human thermal exposure and comfort. … solar reflective coatings on roads to mitigate the Urban Heat Island (UHI). Solar reflective pavement has been praised …
… support informed decision-making for planting new trees. Heat poses an urgent threat to public health in cities, as the urban heat island (UHI) effect can amplify exposures, contributing to high heat-related mortality and morbidity. Urban trees have the …
… of historical trends in fire weather—a combination of high heat, low humidity, and strong winds—aims to investigate how … seasons in the Western United States. Warming from heat-trapping pollution is drying out forests, grasslands and … 25, 2021 Research brief by Climate Central FIRE WEATHER Heat, dryness, and wind are driving wildfires in the Western …
… are hotter across the globe—but the health impacts of this heat are not felt equally, even within the same city. In New … and many other cities across the United States, extreme heat disproportionately impacts certain vulnerable … 2°F increase for the state as a whole. While this kind of heat can be uncomfortable for many city residents, it becomes …
… This research couples heat-based work reduction recommendations from the US Centers … the annual number of unsafe workdays due to extreme heat. Outdoor workers perform critical societal functions, … algorithms to projections of the frequency of extreme heat days to quantify the exposure of the outdoor workforce …
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…
… will quadruple US outdoor workers’ exposure to hazardous heat conditions by mid-century, jeopardizing their health and … emissions. Outdoor worker exposure to hazardous extreme heat can be reduced if we take rapid action to reduce global … projections of dangerously hot days from the 2019 Killer Heat analysis with county- level US Census data on the number …
… services, shifting infectious disease burden, increasing heat stress, lack of access to health services, decreased … to services Shifting infectious disease burden Increased heat stress Lack of access to health services Decreased water … [20]. Regional studies also show a link between livestock heat stress and insufficient animal protein production, …
… and, as temperatures rise, several crops will experience heat stress and lack the ideal climate conditions for … by trapping sediment with their root systems and reducing wave height and velocity with their dense vegetation. For … for hydrometeorological hazards, e.g., floods, extreme heat). n Medium: Users should be aware of potentially …
… resulting from climate change will lead to an increase in heat-related illnesses and deaths.1 Extreme temperature days, … evidence higher temperatures will increase the risk of heat-related illness and death, in the absence of addition- … outcomes due to cardiac strain created by exposure to heat, and young children sweat less, which limits their …