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Displaying 45 of about 82 results… By Thomas Longdon, Matt Brearley and Simon Quilty Heat is more dangerous than the cold in most Australian … Australia between 2006 and 2017 were associated with the heat , and the estimate increases to more than 4% in the … death records underestimate the association between heat and mortality at least 50-fold and chronic heat …
… funding a climate adaptation program that has identified heat as the number-one climate threat to Sydneysiders. "We … really equipping our people to survive and adapt extreme heat," says Beck Dawson, who heads the Resilience Sydney program. [...] Action on heat takes two forms: mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation …
… all World Heritage Sites. In particular, extreme marine heat events were classified as very likely and predicted to … in Shark Bay. By contrast, the capacity to adapt to marine heat events was rated very low, showing the challenges Shark … all World Heritage Sites. In particular, extreme marine heat events were classified as very likely and predicted to …
… Gippsland dropped for several weeks after days of severe heat stress. Richard Eckard, Author provided Similar to … When this occurs, the animals cannot easily offload excess heat through transpiration. This is compounded when there is … temperatures are high, cows cannot offload excess heat. If a heatwave occurs after the cows’ peak of lactation, …
… and rising global temperatures. What the research found Heat events, such as heatwaves, pose a significant health … than in surrounding regional areas due to “ the urban heat island ” effect, a result of heat created by all the densely packed people, vehicles and …
… reduces existing tree canopy daily, further intensifying heat . This situation locks in cycles of disadvantage for … the task of changing with the climate. Living with urban heat now Low-income communities are more likely to live in poorly constructed, heat-affected rental accommodation and least able to afford …
… it's report: Off the charts: Extreme Australian summer heat, reports The Global Mail. According to the report, there … are to come. 3. Climate change has worsened the extreme heat conditions and bushfires. 4. Good community … it's report: Off the charts: Extreme Australian summer heat, reports The Global Mail. According to the report, there …
… and change. It considers the impact of droughts, heat waves, floods and tropical cyclones on people and … events of 2013 including Typhoon Haiyan, the record heat in Australia, Argentina and New Zealand, the frigid … been virtually impossible without human contributions of heat-trapping gases, illustrating that some extreme events …
… finds that local areas more vulnerable to additional city heat are typically more disadvantaged suburbs with lower … 40°C by 2060–2080, and up to 50°C in Sydney. The urban heat island (UHI) effect is likely to add several degrees on … are also good for human health and wellbeing, reduce heat-related deaths, create jobs and help combat climate …
… the change in probability of a Fire Weather Index, extreme heat or drought as high as was observed in 2019/20 in the … of anthropogenic climate change. As the trend in extreme heat is one of the main factors behind this increase and the models underestimate the observed trend in heat, the real increase could be much higher. This is also …
… marked the return of the Angry Summer with record-breaking heat especially in the east of the nation. The Angry Summer … system under intense pressure; The costs of the extreme heat are clear with reduced work productivity, increasing … marked the return of the Angry Summer with record-breaking heat especially in the east of the nation. The Angry Summer …
… climate change greatly increased the risk for the extreme heat waves assessed in this report. How human influence … Multiple groups chose to look at both the Australian heat waves and the California drought, providing an … climate change greatly increased the risk for the extreme heat waves assessed in this report. How human influence …
… and more people will be at risk of dying from extreme heat. [...] The peer-reviewed study, which was published … the impact of urban growth and climate change on heat stress during summer in Brisbane, from the present day … and more people will be at risk of dying from extreme heat. [...] The peer-reviewed study, which was published …
… of at least three days where the combined effect of excess heat and heat stress is unusual with respect to the local climate. … this assessment. The BOM uses a metric called the “excess heat factor” to decide what heat is “unusual”. It combines …
… can expect for this year and beyond. La Niña dampens the heat, but not enough 2021 started and ended with La Niña … for 2021, which was characterised one incredibly extreme heat event in particular, which occurred in western North America. In late June and early July, heat built over northwest United States and southwest …