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Displaying 15 of about 16 results… climate change influence bushfires? Why are the current heat and bushfire conditions unusual? What impact does extreme heat have on Australians? And it outlines record-breaking … change has contributed to making the current extreme heat conditions and bushfires worse; iv) good community …
… and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, this new … in this report are: (i) unusual and unprecedented heat extremes; (ii) rainfall regime changes and water … and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, this new …
… causes vulnerable social groups to be at greater risk of heat-related morbidity and mortality in Australian cities. It … urban surface temperatures and social groups vulnerable to heat-related morbidity and mortality as a way to enable governments to identify ‘hot spots’ for priority heat prevention and intervention, as well as the development …
… of vulnerability of urban populations to extreme heat events in Australian capital cities at the present time, … can be used to calculate temperature thresholds for heat alert days. The key risk factors related to adverse … health outcomes were found to be areas with intense urban heat islands, areas with higher proportions of older people, …
… risks and natural hazards, such as flood, drought, storm, heat wave, cold wave, cyclone and avalanche. It outlines the … risks and natural hazards, such as flood, drought, storm, heat wave, cold wave, cyclone and avalanche. It outlines the …
… as earthquake, landslide, flood, drought, cyclone, cold wave, heat wave, chemical disaster, fire, epidemic or pest attack; … earthquake, landslide, flood, drought, cyclone, cold wave, heat wave, chemical disaster, fire, epidemic or pest attack; …
… 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 …
… as storm and storm surge, drought, forest fire, cold and heat waves, earthquake, landslide, avalanche, tsunami, … as storm and storm surge, drought, forest fire, cold and heat waves, earthquake, landslide, avalanche, tsunami, …
… adapt the city to climate change; (ii) mitigate the urban heat island effect by bringing the inner-city temperatures … adapt the city to climate change; (ii) mitigate the urban heat island effect by bringing the inner-city temperatures …
… thunderstorms, floods, winter storms/extreme cold, extreme heat, tornadoes, droughts and food insecurity; (ii) early … thunderstorms, floods, winter storms/extreme cold, extreme heat, tornadoes, droughts and food insecurity; (ii) early …
… (72 percent). But the book also includes sea-level rise, heat waves and drought case studies. The book is intended to … (72 percent). But the book also includes sea-level rise, heat waves and drought case studies. The book is intended to …
… changes and extreme weather risks, such as cold and heat waves, droughts, floods, hurricanes, cyclones, storms, … changes and extreme weather risks, such as cold and heat waves, droughts, floods, hurricanes, cyclones, storms, …
… in the Haor Delta of Bangladesh, to coping with extreme heat and aridity in the Bolivian highlands, and Turkey, where … in the Haor Delta of Bangladesh, to coping with extreme heat and aridity in the Bolivian highlands, and Turkey, where …
… knowledge about the key extreme weather phenomena (extreme heat and cold, extremes of precipitation, wind storms, … knowledge about the key extreme weather phenomena (extreme heat and cold, extremes of precipitation, wind storms, …
… to extreme events such as storms, cyclones, floods, heat waves, drought, etc., that countries should understand … to extreme events such as storms, cyclones, floods, heat waves, drought, etc., that countries should understand …