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Displaying 45 of about 1595 results… toxic material in the wake of the storm – a second killer wave threatening life and the environment. Therefore, … toxic material in the wake of the storm – a second killer wave threatening life and the environment. Therefore, …
… By Fiona Langenberger A high-resolution, real-time wave run-up forecast tool, able to predict coastal flooding … West Maui’s shoreline has experienced an increase in wave plus tide-driven flooding in recent years, and these … in numbers and duration due to sea-level rise and changing wave energies. Chronic coastal erosion is leading to severe …
… Urban Heat Islands are an unintended consequence of our increasing … to increase in the coming years – addressing Urban heat becomes increasingly important. Ramboll has helped C40 … and test a tool that measures the benefits from urban heat adaption initiatives. The aim in developing this tool is …
… 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 …
… Urban Heat Islands are an unintended consequence of our increasing … to increase in the coming years – addressing Urban heat becomes increasingly important. Ramboll has helped C40 … and test a tool that measures the benefits from urban heat adaption initiatives. The aim in developing this tool is …
… 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 …
… productive.” Their paper cites numerous studies on how the heat affects our ability to work and overall health. This summer’s record U.S. heat wave resulted in dozens of deaths . Industries based …
… justice system. … Policy Research Working Paper 10776 Heat and Law Enforcement A. Patrick Behrer Valentin Bolotnyy … The authors may be contacted at abehrer@worldbank.org. Heat, Crime, and Punishment∗ A. Patrick Behrer1,2 and … D91. Keywords: Climate change, Criminal Justice, Judges, Heat ∗We thank Alex Bunin, Ishan Nath, Jisung Park, Marshall …
… in Arizona and Florida became hot spots for sickening heat. By Sofia Moutinho and Elisabeth Gawthrop Mario Wilcox … overheated body. Now he finds it vital in the intensifying heat of Fort Pierce, Fla., and especially his heat-stressed neighborhood. About this project This story was …
… for the exchange of ideas and information related to wind, wave, and surge hindcasting and forecasting, including some … The theme session for this workshop is “Improved Wave/Surge Predictions and Coastal Hazards.” Papers dealing … numerical, laboratory, and field studies of wind, wave and surge phenomena in coastal areas; interpretation of …
Este ejercicio en el que participarán más de 45 países del Caribe tiene como propósito desde el ámbito internacional ejecutar y evaluar las operaciones del Sistema de Alerta de Tsunami del CARIBE EWS y evaluar el uso de los productos del Centro de Alerta por Tsunami del Pacífico – PTWC para el CARIBE EWS.
Así mismo, Colombia se planteó como propósito a…
… Public Works, was given a second title this month: chief heat officer, the city’s first. She joins a number of heat officers around the world as cities from Athens, Greece … Chile , begin to coordinate a better response to extreme heat and develop sustainable cooling strategies. Phoenix and …
… 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, …
… a meteotsunami generated by an atmospheric inertia–gravity wave in the Great Lakes, and it provides an evaluation of … 13, 2018, a high-amplitude atmospheric inertia–gravity wave packet with surface pressure perturbations exceeding … the lake at a propagation speed that neared the long-wave gravity speed of the lake, likely producing Proudman …
… 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 …