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Displaying 30 of about 45 results… Assessing the burdens of heat on women in India, Nigeria, and the US enables and informs solutions Extreme heat, largely driven by climate change, is a powerful and … latest economic report, The scorching divide: How extreme heat inflames gender inequalities in health and income . This …
… increasing trends in frequency, duration and cumulative heat have accelerated since the 1950s. The biggest increases … studies have found similar changes when looking at extreme heat stress in low-latitude countries , with sub-Saharan … 20-50 times as many people could be exposed to dangerous heat in African cities by the end of the century. Despite …
… across the Sahel and West Africa experienced extreme heat, with maximum temperatures in the Sahel reaching more … In many of these countries power cuts occurred during the heat episode, making it especially difficult for the … were over the age of 60, and the hospital reports that heat likely played a role in many of the deaths. Furthermore, …
… “Millions of people around the world should be receiving heat-related warnings and advisories if we are to avoid a … risk management needs to step up the focus on extreme heat if we are to reduce mortality from this particular … to water and adequate shelter and protection from the heat and the sun.” The first six months of the year have been …
… high mountain and small island regions. There will also be heat stress in cities and air quality will deteriorate due to … fuel use.” The IPCC has high scientific confidence that heat-related morbidity and mortality is already occurring as … that risks will be lower at 1.5°C than at 2°C for heat-related morbidity and mortality, particularly in urban …
… with attributing any weather-related phenomena such as heat waves, forest fires, floods or cyclones to human induced … is the unanticipated rapidity with which we are seeing heat waves and unprecedented wild fires around the world, … our hospitals and doctors seldom diagnose deaths due to heat stress, but rather diagnose them as strokes or heart …
… the most significant hazards as drought and extreme heat. … This technical brief examines the experiences of Save … the most significant hazards as drought and extreme heat. …
… CLIM-WARN focuses on hydrometeorological hazards such as heat waves, droughts, floods and wildfires. The purpose of … CLIM-WARN focuses on hydrometeorological hazards such as heat waves, droughts, floods and wildfires. The purpose of …
… 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 …
… of countries facing the biggest risks, measured by extreme heat, food losses, and damaged or destroyed vaccines and … of countries facing the biggest risks, measured by extreme heat, food losses, and damaged or destroyed vaccines and …
… rate of extreme weather events in the last 30 years. Heat waves occurred in France, Italy, Portugal, Russian … rate of extreme weather events in the last 30 years. Heat waves occurred in France, Italy, Portugal, Russian …
… in these three highly vulnerable regions. Turn Down the Heat: Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts, and the Case for … – that will cause widespread food shortages, unprecedented heat-waves, and more intense cyclones," said World Bank Group … found. Inconsistences in the monsoon season and unusual heat extremes will affect crops. Loss of snow melt from the …
… flooding, mudslides, avalanches, snowstorms, drought, heat waves, windstorms, and mountain lake spills - including … flooding, mudslides, avalanches, snowstorms, drought, heat waves, windstorms, and mountain lake spills - including …
… in the Haor Delta of Bangladesh, to coping with extreme heat and aridity in the Bolivian highlands, and Turkey, where … in the Haor Delta of Bangladesh, to coping with extreme heat and aridity in the Bolivian highlands, and Turkey, where …