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Displaying 13 of about 13 results… reports, and climate bulletins. The study uses the ERA5-HEAT reanalysis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) … of the areas of the world that are exposed to heat stress with a focus on the Northern … in data over the heat threshold are consistent with heat- wave years. They are also consistent with El Niño years …
… This report reveals how heat stress disproportionately affects specific regions, … all US counties are feeling the economic burn of extreme heat, with labor-productivity losses expected to cost half a … ex- treme heat in unusually warm years: the recent heat wave in the Pacific Northwest provides stark evidence of how …
… 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 …
… trends expected to exacerbate the risk of urban heat stress, implementing adaptation measures is paramount to limit the adverse impacts of heat on urban inhabitants. Identification of the best options … research to date considers the perceived impacts of heat among urban residents. Based on a household survey in …
This report presents how South Asia is one of those hotspots where earliest exposure to deadly wet‐bulb temperatures (Tw >35°C) is projected in warmer future climates. It finds that even today parts of South Asia experience the upper limits of labor productivity (Tw >32°C) or human survivability (Tw >35°C), indicating that previous estimates fo…
… for an extensive part of the continent. The increase in heat attributable fraction will start to exceed the reduction … in the Mediterranean, where the high vulnerability to heat will lead to an imbalance between the decreasing cold and increasing heat-attributable mortality. … This study aims to estimate …
… 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 …
… [6·19–10·47] were cold-related and 0·91% [0·56–1·36] were heat-related). There were 74 temperature-related excess … (51·49%) occurred in Asia. Eastern Europe had the highest heat-related excess death rate and Sub-Saharan Africa had the … percentage points (95% eCI −0·61 to −0·42) and the global heat-related excess death ratio increased by 0·21 percentage …
… but also signify that they are occurring with excess heat, commencing much earlier, and expanding their season … but also signify that they are occurring with excess heat, commencing much earlier, and expanding their season …
… 3 million people affected. In addition, Europe suffered heat waves in the summer of 2019 and France recorded 868 … 3 million people affected. In addition, Europe suffered heat waves in the summer of 2019 and France recorded 868 …
… Disaster risks associated with climate change, such as heat waves and floods, are concentrated in limited periods of … events induced by climate change in cities, such as heat waves or floods, are largely determined by the local … Study Centre within the CLARITY project: the Heat Wave Local Effect Model (HWLEM) and the Flood Local Effect …
… pathway, the projected change in annual probability of heat wave in Timor-Leste changes little throughout the century, … Perhaps a better measure of the future risks of extreme heat is the count of annual days in which conditions surpass …