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… to increases in tropical cyclone intensity, unprecedented heat waves, severe drought, and major floods in many regions, … to increases in tropical cyclone intensity, unprecedented heat waves, severe drought, and major floods in many regions, …
… as earthquake, landslide, flood, drought, cyclone, cold wave, heat wave, chemical disaster, fire, epidemic or pest attack; … earthquake, landslide, flood, drought, cyclone, cold wave, heat wave, chemical disaster, fire, epidemic or pest attack; …
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… flooding, sea-level rise, rainfall-induced landslides, heat wave and drought, by considering five dimensions: physical, … flooding, sea-level rise, rainfall-induced landslides, heat wave and drought, by considering five dimensions: …
… cyclones/hurricanes, sea level rise, extreme rainfall, heat stress, and water stress. “This new dataset provides a … as was largely believed to be the case until recently. Heat Stress: The highest heat stress scores tend to be centered in the Southeast and …
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… at exposure to cyclones, sea level rise, extreme rainfall, heat stress, and water stress.  … Cities and counties are … at exposure to cyclones, sea level rise, extreme rainfall, heat stress, and water stress.  …
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… Asia; (viii) Urban risks in Uttar Pradesh; (ix) Possible heat action plans for small towns of India; (x) Cost … Asia; (viii) Urban risks in Uttar Pradesh; (ix) Possible heat action plans for small towns of India; (x) Cost …
… changes and extreme weather risks, such as cold and heat waves, droughts, floods, hurricanes, cyclones, storms, … changes and extreme weather risks, such as cold and heat waves, droughts, floods, hurricanes, cyclones, storms, …
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… to extreme events such as storms, cyclones, floods, heat waves, drought, etc., that countries should understand … to extreme events such as storms, cyclones, floods, heat waves, drought, etc., that countries should understand …
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… and in buildings that are poorly ventilated and absorb heat. This increases the risk of heat stress and heat deaths. Poor neighbourhoods with weak infrastructure, …
… ways. Climate change particularly affects formation of heat-waves, droughts, intense precipitation events, and in … US$ 5bn, would have amounted to more than US$ 100bn. Heat-waves and droughts Other events like heat-waves, droughts and wildfires contributed 15% (US$ …
… extreme weather events of recent years, including heat waves, droughts, flooding, cyclones, and forest and … extreme weather events of recent years, including heat waves, droughts, flooding, cyclones, and forest and …
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… Winter Storm 7 2. Australia: Floods 8 3. France: Cold wave 9 4. Cyclone Tauktae 10 5. Cyclone Yaas 11 6. Europe: … 88 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- columbia/bc-heat-dome-sudden-deaths- revised-2021-1.6232758 89 … 90 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2 021/jul/08/heat-dome-canada-pacific- northwest-animal-deaths 91 …
… and increase adoption. One opportunity may be the current wave of government economic stimulus funding in response to … offers several urban greening options, for instance, urban heat island mitigation and storm-water management. Such … disaster impacts (e.g. slope stabilization, reduction of heat island effect, etc.) and their contribution to climate …
… alone, we suffered from at least 21 floods, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, and severe storms that each caused at … numbers of devastating floods, heavy storms, droughts, heat waves, and wildfires over the past few years. In 2010 … alone, we suffered from at least 21 floods, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, and severe storms that each caused at …

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