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Displaying 15 of about 41 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 …
… to which S2S climate forecasts could be incorporated into heat-health action plans, to support timely public health decision-making ahead of imminent heat wave events in Europe. Heat waves have been responsible for …
… improve India’s resilience to the health risks of extreme heat. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in its … annual seasonal outlook for the summer expects the 2021 heat season to be warmer than usual over most regions of India. To counter the deadly heat, cities and regions across India are taking strong …
… in Western India is preparing for the increasingly extreme heat of the city which becomes more frequent globally due to … to prepare local communities for increasingly extreme heat in the city of Ahmedabad, through an early warning system and heat preparedness plan. It argues that climate change is …
… populations from the impacts of heatwaves. Extreme heat and heatwaves, exacerbated by climate change, pose … and addressing this inequity should be a priority. Extreme heat disproportionately affects the poorest and most … contexts, is crucial in addressing the impacts of extreme heat. It is important to incorporate social sciences into …
… The 2017 Heat Action Plan is a comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in Ahmedabad. The Plan presents immediate and … coordination to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations. The 2017 Heat Action Plan …
… The 2016 Heat Action Plan is an updated version of the first … early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in India launched in Ahmedabad in 2013. The Plan … coordination to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations. The Heat Action Plan aims to …
… early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in India launched in Ahmedabad in 2013. The Plan … coordination to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations. The Heat Action Plan aims to implement four key strategies: …
… 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 …
… can play in understanding and preparing for intensified heat extremes. Heat extremes like in the boreal summer of 2021 triggered … islands on mortality in Paris during the August 2003 heat wave Environ. Health Perspect. 120 254–9 [14] Mora C et al …
… in a collective work package of the COE and partners on “heat governance”. National governments and partners with experience implementing Heat Warning Systems and Action Plans have identified a range … to governance. Questions such as, with how to embed heat action plans (HAP) into existing local multi-hazard or …
… 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 paper proposes a heat-wave definition for Bangladesh that could be used to trigger preparedness measures in a heat early warning system (HEWS) and explores the climate …
… best practices for communication responses to intense heat events. Conversations between cities not only covered ways to generally communicate about heat risk, but also how COVID-19 and associated city … sts/oem/2016-08-10-how-to-stay-cool-during-phillys-5th-heat-wave/ …
… study aims at the real-time monitoring and prediction of heat waves using a multi-model dynamical ensemble prediction … which can be used for real-time prediction as well. A heat wave day is identified when either (1) Tmax (a)≥ its …