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Displaying 135 of about 421 results… U.S. National Weather Service defines an extreme danger heat stress threshold which is approximately equivalent to a … climate change with and without mitigation will elevate heat stress to levels that exceed this extreme danger … adaptation measures will be required during years of high heat stress risk. … The Muslim pilgrimage or Hajj, which is …
… 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 …
… state of the knowledge of and plans to manage urban heat in South Asia. First, the brief examines heat in South Asian cities through the different layers of … responding to local heat risks. Following the 2010 heat wave in Ahmedabad which caused 1,344 deaths, the Ahmedabad …
… 85 cities across Europe and consider the impact of both heat and cold temperatures over the entire annual cycle. … costs. The study concluded that on average, UHI-induced heat-/cold-related mortality is associated with economic … of temperature-related mortality attributed to urban heat islands in European cities Wan Ting Katty Huang 1,2, …
… from health and social services sector who work with heat vulnerable households, and research with households who … implications of electricity pricing and messaging for heat vulnerable households; build knowledge among advocates … from health and social services sector who work with heat vulnerable households, and research with households who …
… in NYC neighborhoods with high vulnerability to heat-related illnesses and mortality. High temperatures also … to keep New Yorkers safe during periods of extreme heat. The second set of strategies outlined in this report … in NYC neighborhoods with high vulnerability to heat-related illnesses and mortality. High temperatures also …
… 43 individuals who represent, serve, and/or are part of heat-vulnerable communities in San Diego County, California, … for increasing the reach and effectiveness of heat risk education and warning messaging. A growing number … to evaluation include lack of health surveillance for heat wave mortality, emergency dispatches, hospitalizations, and …
… the background of global climate change, the increasing heat health risk from the combined effect of changes in high … (town, township, neighborhood committee, and equivalent) heat health risk and adaptability assessments are still … Geographics 10(1): Article 7. Klinenberg, E. 2003. Heat wave: A social autopsy of disaster in Chicago. Chicago and …
… air humidity. Since lowering air humidity may reduce human heat stress, the net impact of soil desiccation on the … More specifically, morning dry soils attenuate afternoon heat stress anomaly by ~5%. This occurs because of reduced … contributes not only to the escalation of heat- wave temperatures (4, 9, 16–18) but also to the reduction in …
… 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 …
… this could result in a rapid rise in the death toll due to heat-related disasters in Europe, which is somewhat more … are much smaller in absolute terms than those from extreme heat, will strongly decrease in all regions of Europe and … the number of people exposed to and killed by extreme heat. Limiting warming to 1.5°C could reduce the number of …
… 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 …
… vulnerability of children and protect their health from heat stress. As children under five are especially vulnerable … vulnerability of children and protect their health from heat stress. As children under five are especially vulnerable …
… 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 …
… measuring, modelling and monitoring the Canopy Layer urban heat island, which is based on temperature information at about 1.5 m above ground. Canopy Layer urban heat island information is one component of the integrated … heating may be larger than the energy input by net all-wave radiation in winter. – In cities with extensive air …