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Displaying 13 of about 13 results… Elisabeth Gawthrop New research shows that in Bangladesh, heat wave predictability exists from a few days to several weeks … save thousands of lives. In the United States, extreme heat events have killed more people in the last 30 years than …
Due to the impacts of climate change, several cities have adopted adaptive measures in order to face extreme weather events: "In Seoul, for instance, they have removed a highway and restored an ancient river running through the city. This creates a wind corridor to it keep cool, and will also help drain water away in times of high rainfall," Simon Reddy…
… been forced to close schools and comes just weeks after heat-induced school closures in both the Philippines and … primary and secondary schools in June last year due to heat. A total of 33 million of Bangladesh’s 54 million … world’s eighth most populated country to cope and avoid heat stroke. They include drinking 2.5 – 3 litres of water a …
… high mountain and small island regions. There will also be heat stress in cities and air quality will deteriorate due to … fuel use.” The IPCC has high scientific confidence that heat-related morbidity and mortality is already occurring as … that risks will be lower at 1.5°C than at 2°C for heat-related morbidity and mortality, particularly in urban …
… with attributing any weather-related phenomena such as heat waves, forest fires, floods or cyclones to human induced … is the unanticipated rapidity with which we are seeing heat waves and unprecedented wild fires around the world, … our hospitals and doctors seldom diagnose deaths due to heat stress, but rather diagnose them as strokes or heart …
… CLIM-WARN focuses on hydrometeorological hazards such as heat waves, droughts, floods and wildfires. The purpose of … CLIM-WARN focuses on hydrometeorological hazards such as heat waves, droughts, floods and wildfires. The purpose of …
… of countries facing the biggest risks, measured by extreme heat, food losses, and damaged or destroyed vaccines and … of countries facing the biggest risks, measured by extreme heat, food losses, and damaged or destroyed vaccines and …
… in the Haor Delta of Bangladesh, to coping with extreme heat and aridity in the Bolivian highlands, and Turkey, where … in the Haor Delta of Bangladesh, to coping with extreme heat and aridity in the Bolivian highlands, and Turkey, where …
… lives and squandering scarce aid budgets. Feeling the Heat says providing protection against increasing droughts … but save a lot of money on emergency aid.” Feeling the Heat challenges the UN, governments and aid agencies to … lives and squandering scarce aid budgets. Feeling the Heat says providing protection against increasing droughts …
… in which the communities reside are experiencing severe heat and erratic rainfall, leading to arid drought-like … as the river water table depletes, and the extreme heat increases the spread of various infectious diseases. For … in which the communities reside are experiencing severe heat and erratic rainfall, leading to arid drought-like …
… that by 2050, global work-hour losses for increased heat are expected to be as high as 12% in some regions like … that by 2050, global work-hour losses for increased heat are expected to be as high as 12% in some regions like …
… of extreme weather events , including droughts and heat waves. This leads to more intensive use of groundwater … to the Mississippi Delta. Climate change also causes heat stress, which will deplete groundwater resources and … of extreme weather events , including droughts and heat waves. This leads to more intensive use of groundwater …
… to reduce the intensification of temperatures by the urban heat island; designing new and adapting existing buildings … to reduce the intensification of temperatures by the urban heat island; designing new and adapting existing buildings …