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Displaying 15 of about 49 results… of climate change. [...] One day in the future, a massive wave of high-pressure air will park over Phoenix. As the sun … scorching summer, the pressure will hold the accumulated heat in place and the triple-digit temperatures will tick up … will drop only to 100. [...] But as the climate changes, heat waves will get worse. Not only is Phoenix one of the …
… census tracts most vulnerable and most exposed to extreme heat Four Twenty Seven, a California-based climate risk … firm, today announced a new online tool, the California Heat Assessment Tool (CHAT), that projects health impacts of … Seven found that an event equivalent to the 2006 heat wave has a 50 percent chance of occurring two to three times …
… at Penn State University, who discussed why humid heat can be dangerous to human health and, in some cases, life-threatening; how heat stresses the body, particularly the cardiovascular … susceptible. W. Larry Kenney discusses the dangers of high heat and humidity. Below are some highlights from the …
… This study investigates whether heat-related mortality is decreasing over time, in the … finds that the population has become more resilient to heat over time. Yet even with this increased resilience, substantial risks of heat-related mortality remain. Based on 2005 estimates, an …
… By Christopher Joyce [...] In the U.S., in fact, heat-related illness appears to be declining. [...] The … is driving it, Jeremy Hess, a medical doctor and heat-illness researcher at the University of Washington, says … in the population. He found that emergency room visits for heat-related illness were relatively high in rural areas, …
… This document describes the California Heat Assessment Tool developed by Four Twenty Seven to fill … local jurisdictions to advance the understanding of how heat waves are changing at a local level in California, US. … in California. … This document describes the California Heat Assessment Tool developed by Four Twenty Seven to fill …
… for what’s to come By Jeff Goodell [...] Extreme heat is already transforming our world in subtle and … the autobahn because of fears the road would buckle from heat. The U.S. military has already incurred as much as $1 … old, or homeless, you’re more likely to die during a heat wave. Recent immigrants, both legal and undocumented, are …
… residents of the desert Southwest brace for extreme heat. But this year, heat waves have impacted areas from Seattle to Slovenia that … all over Europe have been sweating over “Lucifer,” a heat wave that caused at least two deaths and stoked forest fires. …
… Fahrenheit WASHINGTON — Increases in potentially lethal heat driven by climate change will affect every state in the … released today. Few places would be unaffected by extreme heat conditions by midcentury and only a few mountainous regions would remain extreme heat refuges by the century’s end. Without global action to …
… how local governments in Canada are adapting to extreme heat and the increasing risk of extreme events due to climate … and implementation of actions to address extreme heat risks. This report helps to raise awareness of health risks from extreme heat, offers examples of heat-health adaptation and is …
… Organization (WHO) have issued new joint guidance on Heat–Health Warning Systems to address the health risks posed … in 2010. Action reduces risks The good news is that heat-related health risks can be reduced through systematic … for initiating action concerning the overall management of heat as a hazard. “Growing concerns over climate change have …
… the well-publicized problems of drugs, gangs or guns - is heat stroke, experts say. “When it’s hot out, it gets really … are either elderly and don't know how to deal with the heat, or are less fortunate and cannot afford an air … increase in morbidity than other areas during a heat wave,” said Pat Kinney, a researcher with the Consortium for …
… Large wildfires and severe heat events are happening more often at the same time, … wildfires and hot weather.” When wildfires and extreme heat occur at the same time, they magnify air pollution: … smoke increases fine particulate matter in the air and the heat combines the smoke and other pollutants to create more …
… executives were sitting in their offices dropping off from heat exhaustion, probably something would be done more … Malo Outdoor workers must be better protected from extreme heat with nationwide regulations to fill a dangerous lack of … The National Weather Service warned this week of a heat wave that was predicted to bring temperatures in Houston, …
… days and slower paces, this summer’s record-smashing heat demonstrated a concerning future for our warmest … From power outages endangering entire neighborhoods and heat-related deaths rising among some of Arizona’s most … How does anyone live here? The consequences of extreme heat do not affect Arizona residents alone. Heat made …