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Displaying 60 of about 135 resultsMultiple crises worsened by climate change threaten lives of 45 million childrenAs a prolonged heatwave and drought grip several countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF is sounding the alarm on the dire situation faced by vulnerable communities who are bearing the brunt of climate change. In the region, 45 million children are living through mu…
… days in the summer of 2022 when that was the case. Such heat waves can occur when the Sahara arrives on our doorstep … work and what can we expect from them in the future? Heat waves are made in several ways, starting with intense … What really raises the temperature is the importing of heat from somewhere else. That process is often very …
… — both in the overall summer temperatures and in the heat wave dubbed Lucifer,” said Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, senior … Europe, there is now a one in 10 chance of seeing a heat wave as hot as we saw during this past summer every …
… season. Despite this, no impacts of the record breaking heat were recorded. This does not mean however, that no impacts occurred. It is a known fact that extreme heat in African countries is notoriously underreported, … leading to little awareness about the dangers of extreme heat. Heat-related mortality is estimated to increase by a …
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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… After the extreme heat that took place in the last week of June 2019, a second record-breaking heat wave struck Western Europe and Scandinavia at the end of July …
… Ben Henley In Australia we know about sweltering summer heat. We all remember the images of burned koala paws , … it’s the real deal and it’s no laughing matter. Extreme heat has hit locations throughout the Northern Hemisphere, in … , Glasgow , Tokyo and Lapland . In the past few weeks heat records have tumbled in a wide range of places, most …
… Continued extreme heat exposure is affecting the health of vulnerable groups in communities. With extreme heat conditions increasing because of climate change, Wits … or regional early warning and information systems, heat wave plans and guidelines, and raising public awareness …
… 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 …
… not as persistent as that of summer 2018 , this short heat wave, caused by a mass of hot air coming from the Sahara … Although it is difficult to directly attribute this heat wave to climate change, such extreme weather events are …
… February, western Africa was hit by unusually intense heat. Temperatures exceeded 40C in some regions, prompting … the Ghanaian and Nigerian meteorological services to issue heat warnings. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) service have analysed the region’s “heat index” – a measure that incorporates both temperature …
… hazards, with a focus on floods, sea level rise and heat stress looking out to mid-century. Flood risk and sea level rise are assessed with a precision of 90x90m. Heat stress is evaluated at a 25x25km scale. We found that … representing the highest risk for both types of asset. Heat stress also presents significant risk to these …
… we can and must win,” he underlined. Heatwaves Exceptional heat has been observed across the globe in recent week, with … and stress on people's health and the environment. As the heat dome spread northwards through Scandinavia and towards … WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas. “The extraordinary heat was accompanied by dramatic ice melt in Greenland, in …
… and Rome could see the greatest increase in number of heat-wave days while Prague and Vienna could see the greatest increase in maximum temperatures during heat-waves. Lisbon and Madrid are in the top capital cities …