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Turn down the heat: confronting the new climate normal

… 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 …
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Fifty million more people face heat-related risks as COVID-19 increases global cooling access challenges for the first time

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…
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Adapting to climate change in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

… to a changing hydrology and more extreme droughts, floods, heat waves, windstorms, and forest fires, and in terms of the … to a changing hydrology and more extreme droughts, floods, heat waves, windstorms, and forest fires, and in terms of the …

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