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Displaying 15 of about 49 results… This publication explores how extreme heat and heat stress, in combination with air pollution (including … especially fine particulate matter (PM), can modify heat-related health effects and intensify cardiovascular and …
… Already, cities around the world are facing intense heat waves. Several European and Southeast Asian countries … The southern United States has been hit by a long-lasting heat dome; parts of India have sweltered under 47°C (116°F) heat; and areas of North Africa reached temperatures of 50°C …
… released Tuesday shows that such record-shattering heat waves — dubbed virtually impossible without climate … could help communities better prepare for life-threatening heat waves in the future. [...] Temperatures are … of today’s climate to simulate the Pacific Northwest heat wave and found very intense heat waves occurred, but the heat …
… European countries. In relative terms, the largest summer heat-related mortality rates were found in countries near the … The results showed that there was a large increase in heat-related mortality during June–August 2022, approaching … Data Figs. 2–6), the most intense, pan-European heat wave was observed during week 29 (between 18 and 24 July); …
… and local authorities need to prioritise. Extreme heat is a relatively new challenge for the UK. The 2022 … to evaluate England’s response and resilience to extreme heat events. The research shows that Government needs joined up thinking when it comes to managing extreme heat in the UK and needs to make large scale changes to …
… in parts of the Mediterranean, scorching, road-melting heat to South Asia, and torrential rain causing deadly floods … winter. But this year, a combination of unusual and early heat and ongoing drought has generated more volatile … day in July or August, notes the New York Times. The heat wave across these countries would have been “almost …
… cities estimates that one third of deaths attributable to heat islands could be avoided if trees covered 30% of urban … deaths in cities during the summer months are due to urban heat islands, and one third of these deaths could be … to attenuate the impact of climate change. Exposure to heat has been associated with premature mortality, …
… has allocated €2 billion to ease the impact of extreme heat and drought on farmers and water supplies. Spain plans to ban outdoor work during periods of extreme heat. The measure will be enforced when the state weather … has allocated €2 billion to ease the impact of extreme heat and drought on farmers and water supplies. Spain plans …
… drought in those regions, exacerbating the impacts of the heat on agriculture which is already threatened by an … year, an average of 262, 250, and 116 people die from heat-related illness in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, … acclimatisation of the population, lower preparedness for heat (e.g. people have not yet brought out fans or A/Cs from …
… prevention, early action, diagnosis, and treatment of heat-related illness among children, including training … and green skills training. … Policy Brief Beat the heat: protecting children from heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia 2Beat the heat: protecting children from heatwaves in Europe and …
… 85 cities across Europe and consider the impact of both heat and cold temperatures over the entire annual cycle. … costs. The study concluded that on average, UHI-induced heat-/cold-related mortality is associated with economic … of temperature-related mortality attributed to urban heat islands in European cities Wan Ting Katty Huang 1,2, …
… proMETEO Sevilla , its naming and categorization pilot for heat waves in Seville, Spain. The pilot categorizes heat waves based on their expected health impacts, with … and to encourage public administrators to prioritize heat wave responses. The pilot will position Seville as an urban …
… More than 61,000 people died as a result of searing heat across Europe in the summer of 2022, according to a new … the link between temperature and human mortality to assess heat-related deaths across Europe during the summer of 2022. … The deaths were either direct consequences of the heat or caused by complications to underlying health …
… will experience the most significant relative increase in heat exposure and cooling requirements if global warming … ventilation – like greenhouses. The effects of extra heat are thus felt more acutely in these countries. Compared … tropics will see the largest absolute increase in extreme heat as measured in this way if global temperatures rise from …
… was characterised by an intense series of record-breaking heat waves, droughts and forest fires. While Eurostat, the … dates, until now the fraction of mortality attributable to heat had not been quantified. This is precisely what has been … analysis, published in Nature Medicine , estimates 61,672 heat-attributable deaths between 30 May and 4 September 2022. …