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Displaying 60 of about 2918 results… policy brief summarises evidence on climate services for heat and health developed through research projects funded by … working with National Meteorological Services to develop heat-health warning systems using daily temperature forecasts. Heat-health warning systems provide timely warnings to …
… Extreme heat is the most widespread and deadly weather-related hazard … for mitigation. This report outlines how extreme heat will affect the real estate and land use sectors and … positive impact of the real estate sector in implementing “heat-resilient” building designs and land uses. The report …
… Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United … of AC coincides with a hot weather episode (henceforth, a heat disaster). Using simulations, this report finds that … buildings in many US cities are highly vulnerable to heat disasters—with more than 50 million citizens living in …
… 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 …
… 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 report examines the role of companies in building a water-secure world. The cost of water risks to business could be over five times greater than the cost of taking action now to address those risks, according to a new report by CDP, a non-profit that runs the world’s environmental disclosure platform. The report finds that the companies disclosing…
… change is increased occurrence and intensity of extreme heat events. The evolution of extreme heat risk in cities depends on the interactions of … effects of climate change, population growth, and urban heat mitigation measures, such as cool roofs, on exposure to …
… M and Van Aalst M (2021) Anticipation Mechanism for Cold Wave: Forecast Based Financing a Case Study in the Peruvian … 10.3389/fclim.2021.747906 Anticipation Mechanism for Cold Wave: Forecast Based Financing a Case Study in the Peruvian … most vulnerable. Keywords: forecast based financing, cold wave, anticipation, early actions, vulnerability, impact …
This booklet outlines public knowledge, natural warnings and evacuation strategies that helped people live through fast-arriving tsunamis threatening coastal areas near tsunami sources - most of which are on the Pacific Rim, beside parts of the Indian Ocean, in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, and on volcanic islands. It draws public-safety lessons…
… 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 …
… 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 …
… climate change influence bushfires? Why are the current heat and bushfire conditions unusual? What impact does extreme heat have on Australians? And it outlines record-breaking … change has contributed to making the current extreme heat conditions and bushfires worse; iv) good community …
… Chronic kidney disease of non-traditional cause and heat stress Chronic kidney disease of non-traditional cause … The cause is clear: strenuous work in extreme heat without adequate rest, shade, and hydration. As global … manual workers engaged in strenuous work in extreme heat. Ph ot o: E d Ka sh i CKD CKDnt Chronic Kidney Disease …
… design conditions of Bangladesh. However, the impact of wave attenuation by mangroves on embankment designs is not known. A model is thus developed to estimate the wave height reduction by a mangrove forest, and how such wave attenuation would influence the design of a landward …