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Displaying 15 of about 41 results… to fight climate change and social inequities, created a heat response program now called Cooling Portland . The program installs portable AC units or heat pumps for Portlanders whose income is less than 60% of … or have medical conditions that are more vulnerable to heat. [...] Stover said about 46% of the program’s …
… Extreme heat often follows tropical cyclones, which can complicate … the National Weather Service issued an extreme heat advisory, warning that the heat index – which incorporates humidity to calculate …
… Environmental Protection Agency has produced the Excessive Heat Events Guidebook with assistance from federal, state, … and others plan for and respond to excessive heat events, the guidebook highlights best practices that have been employed to save lives during excessive heat events in different urban areas and provides a menu of …
… Heat is the top killer among all types of weather hazards, … tornadoes. Older people can get into serious danger, as heat and dehydration stress bodies already challenged by age … and emergency planners say seniors’ best defence against heat is social connection, with family and neighbours …
… 153 billion hours of work were lost due to extreme heat. In a changing climate, heatwaves are expected to become … million full-time jobs. Similarly, economic losses due to heat stress at work are projected to increase to US$2.4 trillion in 2030, with the impact of heat stress being most pronounced in lower–middle- and …
… Extreme heat doesn’t get the attention it deserves from state … states in the southeastern United States address extreme heat in their federally mandated hazard mitigation plans … property over people, meaning that health hazards such as heat are underemphasized compared to highly destructive …
… By Jennifer Weeks Oppressive heat across much of North America since the end of June has … the warmest time of year for much of the nation, so more heat waves could develop in the coming weeks. These articles from our archive offer insight into heat wave impacts, and some ways to cope with them. 1. Air …
… Covid-19 began to surge in Southern California, so did the heat. In the East Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights, … spaces like shopping malls or movie theaters to escape the heat. But the pandemic closed many of those places. Local … cooling centers open during the near-triple-digit heat wave, including one adjacent to Boyle Heights. But residents …
… of Medellín responded to the challenge of rising urban heat by bringing people together and planting vegetation … by concrete.” The programme has achieved significant heat reductions. From 2016 to 2019 average air temperatures … of Medellín responded to the challenge of rising urban heat by bringing people together and planting vegetation …
… A new report warns extreme heat is set to cause devastating climate-related suffering in Canada, that if left unchecked, will surpass the 595 heat-related fatalities reported by British Columbia’s … in 2018. New guidance to address irreversible extreme heat , developed by the University of Waterloo’s Intact …
… can themselves struggle in the face of sky-high heat, which means even more strain is placed on the grid … is that while most of us are lying low to try to beat the heat, the power grid is in an all-out sprint to ensure that … can be overcome. Markets and management And when a heat wave does finally arrive? After all the planning, and the …
… 600 deaths in Oregon and Washington alone. These extreme heat events are increasingly more frequent, longer in … climate change . They are also compounded by the urban heat island (UHI) effect , where urban areas are hotter than … built and operated. Yet, the national perception of heat as a climate risk remains subdued compared with more …
… unimagined realms. It’s been a summer of record-setting heat across Europe and the United States, including … Pritzker Family Foundation-funded UCLA project called Heat Resilient L.A. Turner is focused on the issue of extreme heat, and how we can address the looming crisis. “Protecting …
… figuring out how to keep so many people from dying of heat-related causes and how to bring down the temperature in … figuring out how to keep so many people from dying of heat-related causes and how to bring down the temperature in …
… By John Upton and Clarisa Diaz [...] As pollution traps heat and pushes temperatures upward around the world, … replaced by pavement and other hard surfaces that absorb heat. But the heat is being felt unevenly, with the legacy of redlining and …