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Displaying 15 of about 60 results… and economic impacts of the extreme drought and heat wave that hit Europe in the summer of 2003, that had adverse … billion Euros. This Early Warning brief concludes that the heat wave that hit Europe in the summer of 2003 could be seen …
… years have all come in the last 17 years. Several of those heat waves bear the fingerprints of human-caused climate … [...] Extreme weather events have always happened, and heat waves would occur even without global warming. But a … greenhouse-gas emissions had never occurred. The 2018 heat wave across Northern Europe, for example, was made five times …
… Cities were the worst hit. Paris implemented a special heat plan, designed to give its inhabitants relief. The plan was devised in the aftermath of the 2003 heat wave that killed 14,000 people in France alone. The city set …
… By Nicole Mortillaro Europe is baking. [...] The culprit? Heat from northwest Africa that is making its way northward. … Clare] Nullis said, is what may lie ahead. The 2018 heat wave was the result of something called a blocking …
… Seeking climate change clues in sizzling heat Scientists have confirmed that human-caused climate … from lodgings. In France, Switzerland and the Netherlands heat wave plans were triggered. England observed its hottest June …
… Key findings The heat (based on observations and forecast) is very extreme … weather. We estimate that the probability to have such a heat or higher is generally more than two times higher today … Here we present an attribution study of the ongoing heat wave made in near real time using well assessed …
… addresses the regional patterns of climate change, such as heat extremes, extreme precipitation, droughts, tropical … and sea-level rise. Building on earlier Turn Down the Heat reports, this new scientific analysis examines the … addresses the regional patterns of climate change, such as heat extremes, extreme precipitation, droughts, tropical …
… not just more intense but also longer lasting periods of heat, drought and rain during summer as the planet warms, … combined with global warming will lead to much more severe heat waves in the future. “Our study found that if the world … compounds impacts. During the 2018 European heat wave several spells of hot and dry weather, each lasting …
… assesses, for the first time, future changes in flood, heat-waves (HW), and drought impacts for all 571 European … assesses, for the first time, future changes in flood, heat-waves (HW), and drought impacts for all 571 European …
… to more shade awnings at retirement centres and heat warnings along with food deliveries, cities are trying … ways to help the most vulnerable battle expected record heat this summer. Such efforts are crucial both as climate … Resilient Cities and Landscapes, during an online event on heat vulnerability. In the Dutch city of The Hague, …
… cover in Western Russia enhanced the likelihood of summer heat waves in Europe and Northeast Asia in recent years. … on human health, agriculture, and natural environments. A heat wave — a spell of hot days with the mercury rising much …
… factors that make people in Europe vulnerable to extreme heat. [...] High temperatures make it harder for the human body to shed heat, which can lead to dangerous conditions like heat … without access to adequate cooling. During the 2003 heat wave in Europe, the elderly comprised the largest share of …
… 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 …
… The WHO Regional Office for Europe published guidance on heat–health action planning in 2008, and intends to update … guidance document identified as “core” to a comprehensive heat–health action plan (HHAP), and these are complemented in each chapter with the results of a WHO survey of heat–health action planning in 2019, where relevant to the …
… the growing risk from another deadly phenomenon: extreme heat. The research, published in The Lancet medical journal, … health conditions. In 2018, the EU recorded 104,000 heat-related deaths amongst older people, over one third of … 2019. Many parts of Europe experienced an exceptional heat wave in June and July 2019, during which many all-time …