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Displaying 8 of about 8 results… addresses the regional patterns of climate change, such as heat extremes, extreme precipitation, droughts, tropical … and sea-level rise. Building on earlier Turn Down the Heat reports, this new scientific analysis examines the … addresses the regional patterns of climate change, such as heat extremes, extreme precipitation, droughts, tropical …
… the occurrence of longer, hotter and more frequent heat waves in Africa could have a strong impact on human … magnitude and spatial extent of the most extreme heat waves between 1979 and 2015. Results show that in recent … years, Africa experienced hotter, longer and more extent heat waves than in the last two decades of the 20th …
… third of African city-dwellers could be affected by deadly heat waves in 2090. The projections also highlight the … several times, because he or she may be exposed to these heat waves several days a year," continues Guillaume. Based … of 40.6°C or that every African city would experience this heat for four months of the year. The figure falls to 10% in …
… Human exposure to dangerous heat, driven by climatic and demographic changes, is … to face significantly increased exposure to dangerous heat in the coming decades. This … pathways in order to explore future exposure to dangerous heat across 173 large African cities. Employing multiple …
… to 2℃ . We used a model that enabled us to simulate how heat and hydrological extremes might change in Africa under … be limited to 1.5℃ instead of 2℃, the chances of extreme heat events in Africa might be reduced. Specifically, the … considerable paybacks for Africa. In particular, extreme heat events like the ones in 2015 and 2009/2010 might be …
… households directly – through drowning during floods, heat strokes and being buried under debris when houses … We asked the question: how was climate variability (heat waves, cold snaps, droughts, and excessive … This is because elderly people are more vulnerable to heat strokes than the younger cohorts. We also found that the …
… surge" -- when the sea is driven inland, in a tsunami-like wave. The typhoon, known locally as Yolanda, killed more than … surge" -- when the sea is driven inland, in a tsunami-like wave. The typhoon, known locally as Yolanda, killed more than …
… problem of predicting how weather extremes such as heat waves and cold snaps might change in a future climate. … problem of predicting how weather extremes such as heat waves and cold snaps might change in a future climate. …