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Displaying 135 of about 462 results… Extreme heat is a silent killer, and it’s invisible. And that … that we do with floods and wildfires, but extreme heat is dangerous for our health,” she added. “It’s … Proactive measures to protect people well before a heat wave are important, Metz said, because illness and death from …
… construction laborers and trash collectors die in extreme heat, it’s rarely because their employers have broken any … have issued no standards to protect workers from heat-related hazards, even as climate change increases the … Oregon issued emergency standards last month after a heat wave broke temperature records across the Northwest and …
… Record high early summer temperatures, heat-absorbing soot, and diminishing winter snowfall colluded … end of the century. Much of the melting was caused by heat waves in June. The high temperatures were compounded by … coldwater fish. … Record high early summer temperatures, heat-absorbing soot, and diminishing winter snowfall colluded …
… 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, …
… associations between long- and short-term maternal heat exposure and severe maternal morbidity (SMM). The rate … of climate-related exposure, such as environmental heat, with SMM is lacking. In this retrospective cohort … odds of SMM20 Higer odds of SMM20 1 30.5 OR (95% CI) Heat wave OR (95% CI) HWD1 1.32 (1.17-1.48) HWD2 1.41 (1.24-1.61) …
… This has implications for when to declare official heat related advisories. The research team analyzed … as part of the ongoing Shading Dade citizen science heat monitoring program launched by Florida International … helps scientists get a more realistic picture of the heat experience in the city. In Miami, heat does not come in …
… 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 …
… By Monica Allen Extreme heat kills more Americans than any other weather event , but … now and in the future, NOAA’s National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) and partners are … that has empowered many other U.S. communities to map heat in their cities over the past four years. This summer’s …
… climate change affects Americans nationwide. This includes heat. Recently, the Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau released estimates for heat that identifies areas across the country that are socially vulnerable to extreme heat. This data comes at a critical time as many parts of our …
… 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 …
… facing the risk of wildfire or the impacts of extreme heat—two problems only expected to get worse as the climate … facing the risk of wildfire or the impacts of extreme heat—two problems only expected to get worse as the climate …
… Elevated and prolonged exposure to extreme heat is an important cause of excess summertime mortality and … individual and subjective thoughts and feelings during heat waves. Focusing on the state of Florida, this study aims to investigate the relationship between heat-related web searches, social media messages, and …
… hit less than 10% of its capacity because of intense heat and drought, forcing Brazil’s most populated region to … again and are likely to hit the region even harder. Marine heat waves —periods of extreme ocean temperatures—are … at the increase in the frequency of droughts and heat wave events between 1980 and 2018. “Droughts and heat waves …
… The researchers document that extreme heat has an economically and statistically significant … on economic growth in Latin America. Because extreme heat impacts physical and cognitive performance, heat waves … impact of increasing duration of heat. We define a heat wave as consecutive days with at least one hour above a given …
… This publication describes the problem of extreme heat and outlines specific, actionable guidance for … and others can play in reducing the health impacts of heat exposure and saving lives from extreme heat. It … people have the support they need during the next heat wave. Learn more about Gonzaga’s Beat the Heat campaign: …