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Displaying 15 of about 17 results… residents with information about health risks before a heat wave occurs, providing valuable time to take appropriate … and duration of extreme ambient temperature, especially heat waves. There is worldwide evidence that extreme high …
… This study investigates whether heat-related mortality is decreasing over time, in the … finds that the population has become more resilient to heat over time. Yet even with this increased resilience, substantial risks of heat-related mortality remain. Based on 2005 estimates, an …
… This document describes the California Heat Assessment Tool developed by Four Twenty Seven to fill … local jurisdictions to advance the understanding of how heat waves are changing at a local level in California, US. … in California. … This document describes the California Heat Assessment Tool developed by Four Twenty Seven to fill …
… This Heat Action Plan aims to provide a framework for the … implementation, coordination, and evaluation of extreme heat response activities in Ahmedabad that reduce the negative health impacts of exposure to extreme heat. The Plan’s primary objective is to alert those …
… not only the incidences and impacts of heat waves in Asia but also all the scientific and governance … designed to mitigate their damage. While instances of heat waves are on the rise across the world, Asia in particular seems to be reeling under an intense heat wave. According to the meteorologist Etienne Kapikian, at …
… more frequent and intense as climate change takes hold. Heat stress presents a growing threat to human health and … and South East Asia – where, without adaptation, rising heat stress will drive labour capacity losses in key sectors, … export economies. Using projected daily temperatures from Heat Stress Indices for the period 1980-2045 and data on the …
… world an increasing number of people are being exposed to heat, making a comfortable thermal environment an important … RISF for air conditioning starts to peak, i.e. crosses a 'heat threshold', in each state. Using the spatial variation in heat thresholds, we explored whether people continuously …
… maps that convey useful knowledge on exposure to extreme heat while helping to identify and implement effective … populations – such as people in urban areas susceptible to heat waves – have led to the utilization of maps to depict … of human health to hazards associated with extreme heat, especially the lack of agreement regarding …
… differentiated questions on how risks and responses to heat stress vary among the different social categories in the … well as the important factors that affect vulnerability to heat stress. … This study addresses socially differentiated questions on how risks and responses to heat stress vary among the different social categories in the …
… in rapidly urbanizing cities, climate change is making heat waves more frequent and intense. In 2015, a heat wave that spread across the country claimed over 2,300 lives, …
… of Colorado. The brief includes a discussion of extreme heat, air quality, water quality, and drought. Climate change … flooding from coastal storms. As a result, we face more heat-related illnesses, air quality issues, food and water … of Colorado. The brief includes a discussion of extreme heat, air quality, water quality, and drought. Climate change …
… 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 …
… Rather than focusing exclusively on extremes of heat, or considering each type of asset in isolation, the … independently-living older adults make to both extreme heat and extreme cold. The paper examines the contribution of … Rather than focusing exclusively on extremes of heat, or considering each type of asset in isolation, the …
… of countries facing the biggest risks, measured by extreme heat, food losses, and damaged or destroyed vaccines and … of countries facing the biggest risks, measured by extreme heat, food losses, and damaged or destroyed vaccines and …
… as transportation and water supply need to better study heat-health risks and economic losses. … This report is an … as transportation and water supply need to better study heat-health risks and economic losses. …