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… 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 …
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… 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 …
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… 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 …
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… 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 …

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