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Displaying 8 of about 8 results… to integrate future climate trends in its projection of heat risk under different geographic conditions. Cooling … data to produce vulnerability maps that corelate urban heat islands with depleted tree covers, under different … regulations towards climate sensitive urban development. Heat vulnerability maps under different climate scenarios can …
… example of this is an increased vulnerability to the urban heat island effect, meaning that its inhabitants are more … sometimes deadly, health effects of high temperatures and heat. Hong Kong’s urban communities are particularly … and various stakeholders, such as those vulnerable to heat. Hong Kong Heat Index To enhance the heat stress …
… 7 degrees Celsuis hotter than outside, and research shows heat in some of them rising from a former peak of 36C to … city that last week hosted an international forum on heat risks from climate change. Global experts on health, … (WMO) in Switzerland, called "the silent emergency that heat poses to health". As part of the effort, they launched …
… to implement the project, "Minimizing the impact of heat wave on vulnerable groups in Hanoi through capacity building … - a key component for determining whether to act before a heat wave - Mr. Hung said he hoped that representatives of …
… differentiated questions on how risks and responses to heat stress vary among the different social categories in the … well as the important factors that affect vulnerability to heat stress. … This study addresses socially differentiated questions on how risks and responses to heat stress vary among the different social categories in the …
… high mountain and small island regions. There will also be heat stress in cities and air quality will deteriorate due to … fuel use.” The IPCC has high scientific confidence that heat-related morbidity and mortality is already occurring as … that risks will be lower at 1.5°C than at 2°C for heat-related morbidity and mortality, particularly in urban …
… be manufactured in a week, captures rainwater and reduces heat gain By Rina Chandran The creator of a low-cost house … such as a tilted roof that captures rainwater and reduces heat gain, and elevated stilts that prevent floodwaters from … be manufactured in a week, captures rainwater and reduces heat gain By Rina Chandran The creator of a low-cost house …
… that by 2050, global work-hour losses for increased heat are expected to be as high as 12% in some regions like … that by 2050, global work-hour losses for increased heat are expected to be as high as 12% in some regions like …