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… problems extend to the ocean , which is steadily warming. Heat stress is bleaching and killing corals , and severely … by 2100, oceans are projected to absorb five times more heat than the observed amount accumulated since 1970. Being … for irrigated agriculture and increase water prices. Heat stress affects livestock welfare, reproduction and …
… southwest already has very hot days in summer, thanks to heat brought from the desert’s easterly winds. As climate … are  projected to get more intense , bringing still more heat. Drying threatens wildlife, wine and wheat Annual … species move in and cool-water species flee to escape the heat. Once cool-water species reach the southern coast, …
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… HAZARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Heat Waves 9 Drought 10 Flood, Cyclones, and Storm Surge 10 … research is required to constrain its impact in Vanuatu. Heat Waves Vanuatu regularly experiences high maximum … results.32 Other characteristics, such as maximum wave height, have been shown to be strongly linked to El …
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… HAZARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Heat Waves 13 Drought 13 Flood and Landslide 14 Cyclones and … potential amplification of future storm surges. • Extreme heat is very likely to present a human health risk in PNG as … maximum of 32°C. The current median probability of a heat wave (defined as a period of 3 or more days where the daily …
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… HAZARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Heat Waves 10 Drought 11 Floods, Cyclones and Storm Surge 12 … 10CLIMATE RISK COUNTRY PROFILE: FIJI Heat Waves Fiji regularly experiences high maximum … maximum of 29°C. The current median probability of a heat wave (defined as a period of 3 or more days where the daily …

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