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Displaying 15 of about 27 results… Heat is the top killer among all types of weather hazards, … tornadoes. Older people can get into serious danger, as heat and dehydration stress bodies already challenged by age … and emergency planners say seniors’ best defence against heat is social connection, with family and neighbours …
… final recommendations for adaptation measures to flood and heat wave events in Cần Thơ. Stakeholders were asked to provide … assessed. A total of 17 adaptation measures for flood and heat waves were identified and validated using the modelling …
… of policy response options to these challenges. Rising heat levels driven by climate change are increasing health … large shares of the global working population. Excessive heat while working, generally at temperatures above 35º … of policy response options to these challenges. Rising heat levels driven by climate change are increasing health …
… 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 …
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…
… The current issue of UMID magazine presents European heat action plans and shows heat precautions in federal states and municipalities. … Another focus is COVID-19: disease severity in the first wave, corona and the effects on air quality, wastewater …
… 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; …
… and considers more specifically the risks associated with heat wave, mudflow, landslide, flooding and avalanche, as well as … and considers more specifically the risks associated with heat wave, mudflow, landslide, flooding and avalanche, as …
… to climate-induced disasters, such as cyclone, flood, heat wave, drought and heavy rainfall induced landslide. For each … to climate-induced disasters, such as cyclone, flood, heat wave, drought and heavy rainfall induced landslide. For …
… flooding, sea-level rise, rainfall-induced landslides, heat wave and drought, by considering five dimensions: physical, … flooding, sea-level rise, rainfall-induced landslides, heat wave and drought, by considering five dimensions: …
… development programmes. Floods, Droughts, Cyclones, Heat Waves and Cold Waves, Dengue, JE and COVID-19 have been … cooperation with the private sector. Following the first wave of COVID-19 last year, it became imperative to better … numbers of Incidences for JE, Dengue, Drought, Floods, Heat waves, Cold waves and Cyclone during 1995-2020. 48 …
… climate indicators addressed (surface temperature, ocean heat content, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, … 8 Ocean Heat Content … Risk Reduction. In fact, extreme events, such as storms, heat waves drought and flood, etc. and slow onset events such … coastal erosion enhanced by anomalous extratropical storm wave direction. Scientific Reports, [online] 7(1). Available …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… cold snaps, drought, fire, flood, fog, hail storms, heat waves, hurricane, storm surge, thunderstorms, tornadoes, … cold snaps, drought, fire, flood, fog, hail storms, heat waves, hurricane, storm surge, thunderstorms, tornadoes, …