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Displaying 105 of about 2918 results… This study combines simulated heat exposure data during historical heat wave events in three large U.S. cities to assess the degree …
… 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 …
… This paper discusses concerns and interventions for heat wave and Covid-19 overlap as this pandemic continues into summer 2021. The high-risk groups for heat-related health problems as well as for high-risk …
… 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/ …
… "Heat and High Water" examines climate threats and resilience … while elucidating lessons valuable to a global audience. … Heat and High Water Nine Pathways to Climate Resilient … / 20 References / 22 CHAPTER 3. Riding the Adaptation Wave in the Water and Sanitation Sector / 27 Climate Change …
… This essay focuses on unusual extreme summer heat extremes occurring in Germany at higher frequency, … are exposed to multiple inner-city threats, such as urban heat islands. Because harm to public health is directly … ambient air temperatures, local and national studies on heat-related morbidity and mortality indicate that vulnerable …
… in urban areas across the Philippines are affected by heat, using data from 1161 responses obtained through an … that almost all respondents (91%) are already experiencing heat stress quite severely and that the level of heat stress is correlated with population density. The …
Cities will be on the frontlines of climate adaptation. Building up their resilience has the potential to drive one of the largest infrastructure build-outs in history and will likely require innovative sources of financing.
Although the timing, scope and magnitude of the consequences of global warming remain uncertain, the potential ri…
… focuses on the theme of the 'Risk of Heat Waves and Climate Change in India'. It tries to highlight the phenomena of heat waves from the perspectives of various stakeholders … cities. Similarly, an anthropological perspective to heat wave planning is also posited. This issue's contents …
… media can be used to understand how people feel about heat waves and how they respond. They collected global … January to April 2022) using predefined hashtags about heat waves. Topic modelling identified five topics. The … of tweets in each week corresponded well with major heat wave occurrences in Argentina, Australia, the USA and South …
… This policy brief discusses the cost of extreme heat for outdoor workers/employers in low-and middle-income … The key message of this brief, include the following: Heat stress causes a significant burden on the health of … A large portion of the costs associated with occupational heat stress are borne by families and low-income households …
… support informed decision-making for planting new trees. Heat poses an urgent threat to public health in cities, as the urban heat island (UHI) effect can amplify exposures, contributing to high heat-related mortality and morbidity. Urban trees have the …
… broke records for hot, dry conditions with more than 260 heat and low rainfall recordsbroken throughout winter. The increasing global heat, driven primarily by the burning of fossil fuels, … broke records for hot, dry conditions with more than 260 heat and low rainfall recordsbroken throughout winter. The …
… assesses, for the first time, future changes in flood, heat-waves (HW), and drought impacts for all 571 European … assesses, for the first time, future changes in flood, heat-waves (HW), and drought impacts for all 571 European …
… Heat stress harms human health, agriculture, and the economy and environment more broadly, and exposure to heat stress is increasing with rising global temperatures. While most studies assessing future heat stress have focused on surface air temperature, compound …