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Displaying 14 of about 14 results… are chosen primarily to relate to the impacts of extreme heat. This report indicates with high confidence that … are chosen primarily to relate to the impacts of extreme heat. This report indicates with high confidence that …
… The recent prolonged Siberia heat from January to June 2020 would have been almost … studies. Their analysis showed that prolonged heat like Siberia experienced from January to June this year … Climate change increased the chances of the prolonged heat by a factor of at least 600. This is among the strongest …
… The recent prolonged Siberia heat from January to June 2020 would have been almost … scientists. Their analysis showed that prolonged heat like Siberia experienced from January to June this year … Climate change increased the chances of the prolonged heat by a factor of at least 600. This is among the strongest …
… By Bob Ward The UK should devise a ‘National Heat Risk Strategy’ following the revelation that several … Government should devise and implement a ‘National Heat Risk Strategy’ following the revelation that several … temperatures during the week ending 14 August, and the Heat-Health Watch Service operated by the Met Office and …
… This essay focuses on unusual extreme summer heat extremes occurring in Germany at higher frequency, … are exposed to multiple inner-city threats, such as urban heat islands. Because harm to public health is directly … ambient air temperatures, local and national studies on heat-related morbidity and mortality indicate that vulnerable …
… temperature of 22C due, in part, to the trapping of heat within the city. This is known as the “urban heat island effect”. Urban heat islands (UHIs) are urban areas that are warmer than …
… Yangyang Xu & Xiaohui Xu The big idea Days of extreme high heat and extreme air pollution are both increasing worldwide. … caused the deaths of nearly 1,500 people . Days of extreme heat and extreme pollution do not often overlap, but our two … a computer model to look at the co-occurrence of extreme heat and extreme air pollution in South Asia . The model …
… effects, such as more frequent periods of extreme heat in summer, low groundwater levels and rising water … of measures to help Germany grapple with effects, such as heat waves, water shortages and droughts. “Climate change has … sustainability goals,” he said. The 2018 drought and heat wave across central Europe and the coronavirus pandemic have …
… unprepared’ for heatwaves, and warned that the number of heat-related deaths could treble to 7,000 per year by 2050 … PhD researcher at the University of Reading, said: ‘If heat was as visible as floodwater, you would see politicians … during heatwaves demanding urgent action. But because heat is invisible, and it affects mostly older and less …
… By Chloe Brimicombe Extreme heat could kill 5,000 people each year in the UK by the … UK currently sees a 2% rise in the death rate. Beating the heat Up to 5,000 people could die each year as a result of heat in the UK by 2050. Elsewhere, longer and hotter …
… risk of overheating. These materials absorb the sun’s heat and release it slowly into the building and wider … their windows, filling walls with insulation to prevent heat seeping from the outer walls to the inside of the home, … even in their own homes. That’s why adapting to the heat extremes of the future must start at home too, and …
… below 20C. Nearby countries in Europe also faced extreme heat, before the hot spell ended with thunderstorms and … in London and along southern coasts thanks to the Urban Heat Island effect – where the concentration of buildings, … and extreme daytime temperatures. In contrast to the heat seen at the start of the month, the latter part of …
… parts of the UK have endured nearly a week of stifling heat, much of the country now faces hail, lightning, gusty … “convective” rainfall from summer storms driven by summer heat in the UK. But there is still a lot about the science … to the huge amounts of energy that drive these storms. The heat and humidity in recent days feeds the development of the …
… global warming contributing to more frequent and intense heat extremes was partly or completely offset by the cooling … global warming contributing to more frequent and intense heat extremes was partly or completely offset by the cooling …