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Displaying 15 of about 91 results… the international dateline in Alaska. The unprecedented heat in Western North America has also triggered devastating … patterns in this summer. This has brought unprecedented heat, droughts, cold and wet conditions in various places. … of summer season with the warming of Arctic and the heat accumulation in the ocean needs to be investigated," …
… the intensity of the German floods and the North American heat dome. [...] But they say their computers are not … the intensity of the German floods and the North American heat dome. [...] But they say their computers are not …
… 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 …
… rainfall can affect crop yield as much as excessive heat and drought. In a new study, an interdisciplinary team … expected yield. Data suggest that drought and excessive heat caused a yield loss of up to 37% during some years. The … biology and study co-author. “While drought and heat stress have been well dealt with in the existing models, …
… tools include walls, boats, and evacuation drills. When a heat wave blanketed swaths of Washington state last summer with … Medical Center in Seattle. The state reported 100 heat-related deaths in one week. Since then, hospitals around …
… gets stuck. Rains can grow into floods, sunny days into heat waves, and tinder-dry conditions into wildfires.” … due to human-caused global warming which intensifies heat waves and heavy rainfall, and on top of that we could … 4.7 billion Canadian Dollars. “Clearly, the planetary wave pattern wasn’t the only cause for the fire – yet it was …
… Portland experiences both extreme heat in the summer months and frequent nuisance flooding in … study found the potential for flooding and extreme heat is most acute in East Portland’s low-income … professor Vivek Shandas — mapped winter flood and summer heat hazard potential, then tested it against …
… people dead and thousands of households without power or heat. Duluth reached near-record snowfall and faced … hotter temperatures and pavement not designed for extreme heat. As these trends ramp up, cities everywhere will also … often fall along lines of race, wealth and mobility. Urban heat island effects , energy insecurity and heightened flood …
This report provides a forward-looking approach to increasing investment in community mitigation, particularly for nature-based approaches that reduce long-term risks by increasing investment in forests, seagrasses, and other natural systems that can lower either the probability of a disaster occurring or reduce losses when it does occur. Such mitigatio…
… Extreme heat (EH) and extreme precipitation (EP) events are expected … to guide adaptation measures for EH and EP. … Extreme heat (EH) and extreme precipitation (EP) events are expected …
… the Pacific Northwest was scorched under an unprecedented heat dome, shattering temperature records and igniting a wave of concern over climate extremes. As cities like … known for their mild summers, grappled with triple-digit heat, scientists delved into the whys and hows of this …
… process for severe weather threats and extreme conditions (heat wave, cold wave, drought, storm surge, avalanches, flooding.) … process for severe weather threats and extreme conditions (heat wave, cold wave, drought, storm surge, avalanches, …
… A sudden heat wave and resulting flooding could be disastrous for … preventable and unacceptable disaster'. … A sudden heat wave and resulting flooding could be disastrous for …
… "no longer optional", she noted. Earthquakes, floods, a heat-wave and cold-wave were among the 373 natural disasters … in Haiti killed over 222,500 people in January, and a heat wave in the Russian summer caused around 56,000 …
… The 'tidal wave of interest' in building climate-resilient cities is … The "little burbling" of activity turned into "a tidal wave of interest" that is likely to snowball next year, … destructive wildfires, heavy flooding and record-breaking heat waves. … The 'tidal wave of interest' in building … destructive wildfires, heavy flooding and record-breaking heat waves. …