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Displaying 15 of about 125 results… Learnt from Community Exercise of Indian Ocean Tsunami Wave Exercise (IOWave16) and additional workgroup meetings … their stories and experiences from the Indian Ocean Wave Tsunami Exercise, mock tsunami drills carried out to … Learnt from Community Exercise of Indian Ocean Tsunami Wave Exercise (IOWave16) and additional workgroup meetings …
… the Moken of the Andaman Sea because they knew the tidal wave was coming. These nomads have a legend about the Laboon, the “wave that eats people”. According to ancient lore, before the … of cicadas is silenced as happened before the 2004 tidal wave. One member of the Moken noticed the silence and warned …
… 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 …
… marked by temperatures and humidity high enough to cause heat exhaustion, is projected to double by the 2050s and … patterns, energy choices and climate models to project how heat index levels – the combination of heat and humidity – … some regions have been sweating through a summer 2022 heat wave for over two straight months . We found that by the end …
This report shows the positive difference Islamic Relief Worldwide is beginning to make in the area of disaster risk reduction (DRR) by highlighting how village disaster committees and earthworks to raise people’s houses have reduced the impact of seasonal flooding in north-western Bangladesh. It shows how irrigated vegetable growing and microfinance lo…
A parallel session on the second day at the ongoing 19th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change taking place in Warsaw, Poland supported the views by the African Alliance of Rangeland Management and Development that rising temperatures, droughts and declining precipitation trends are likely to hit pastoral system as well…
… in parts of the Mediterranean, scorching, road-melting heat to South Asia, and torrential rain causing deadly floods … winter. But this year, a combination of unusual and early heat and ongoing drought has generated more volatile … day in July or August, notes the New York Times. The heat wave across these countries would have been “almost …
… Iraq, Kuwait and Oman - the immediate risk of soaring heat and humidity overshadows the distant threat of rising … to fail.” Wet bulb temperature measures the combination of heat and humidity to determine how well the body can cool … Iraq, Kuwait and Oman - the immediate risk of soaring heat and humidity overshadows the distant threat of rising …
CNN in cooperation with The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and the Carbon Disclosure Project showcases how five major cities (Melbourne, Tokyo, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Lagos) prepare for climate change related risks. The pages dedicated to each city show climate change related risks, impacts on locals, and the adaptation measures the local govern…
New report finds major increase in urban and rural poor populations at high risk from a lack of access to cooling, totaling 1.09 billion people.
Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa at highest risk, with poverty impact of COVID-19 and rapidly growing hot cities contributing to increased risk.
Access to sustainable cooling is critical to ensure nutrition, h…
… which killed over 222,500 people, as well as the Russian heat wave in summer, which caused about 56,000 fatalities made … which killed over 222,500 people, as well as the Russian heat wave in summer, which caused about 56,000 fatalities …
… is also having a major influence, especially on extreme heat, according to WMO experts. “Climate change is … the impact of heatwaves became more severe. “Extreme heat is increasingly becoming the big silent killer,” said Ko … which is attributed to global warming. In the heat wave areas of India, the total duration of heat waves has …
… nations,” say the report’s authors. Coral reefs can reduce wave energy by an average of 97 percent, the report … project using reef that he hopes will have resistance to heat and acidic waters. “Coral restoration has always been … project using reef that he hopes will have resistance to heat and acidic waters. “Coral restoration has always been …
… range of natural hazards including cyclone Haiyan, floods, heat waves, one cold wave and an earthquake. Out of the 95 million people affected … range of natural hazards including cyclone Haiyan, floods, heat waves, one cold wave and an earthquake. Out of the 95 …
… which killed over 222,500 people, as well as the Russian heat wave in summer, which caused about 56,000 fatalities made … total deaths from disasters brought on by the Russian heat wave. Other extreme climate events experienced by Europe …