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Displaying 14 of about 14 results… new report, ‘Dangerous Summer: Escalating Bushfire, Heat and Drought Risk‘, has found this summer is shaping up … have severe effects on human health, including both direct heat illnesses (e.g. heat exhaustion) and indirect impacts (e.g. cardiovascular …
… 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 …
… in 2019, Australia has sweltered in record-breaking heat, while the US Midwest was hit by freezing conditions … travelled across the North Atlantic, leaving in its wave an “atmospheric river” of super-moist air. … temperatures up and increasing the odds of new extremes in heat and rainfall. Creative Commons BY-ND 4.0 … By Kate …
… [...] With too many buildings crammed atop too much heat-absorbing pavement, dense cities like Montreal with too … the unfortunate fate of getting even hotter. An “urban heat island” is just as it sounds: Too many humans and human … deadly. Last summer, 66 people died during a Montreal heat wave; 80 per cent of them were not outside in the scorching …
… is influencing extreme weather events including extreme heat events, intense rainfall events, droughts and drying, … is influencing extreme weather events including extreme heat events, intense rainfall events, droughts and drying, …
… face a variety of increasing health problems such as more heat-related illnesses, breathing and heart troubles, food … face a variety of increasing health problems such as more heat-related illnesses, breathing and heart troubles, food …
… households directly – through drowning during floods, heat strokes and being buried under debris when houses … We asked the question: how was climate variability (heat waves, cold snaps, droughts, and excessive … This is because elderly people are more vulnerable to heat strokes than the younger cohorts. We also found that the …
… poverty and food insecurity. Rising temperatures, heat waves, changes in seasonal rainfall and extreme rainfall … poverty and food insecurity. Rising temperatures, heat waves, changes in seasonal rainfall and extreme rainfall …
… Bureau senior climatologist Dr Andrew Watkins said the heat through January was unprecedented. "We saw heatwave … extremes," Dr Watkins said. "The main contributor to this heat was a persistent high pressure system in the Tasman sea … Bureau senior climatologist Dr Andrew Watkins said the heat through January was unprecedented. "We saw heatwave …
… should make use of low-carbon sources of heating such as heat pumps and heat networks. The uptake of energy efficiency measures, such … for example including water efficiency, flood and heat resilience in ‘green building passports’, and resilience …
… the global and regional consequences of climate change for heat extremes, water resources, river and coastal flooding, … the global and regional consequences of climate change for heat extremes, water resources, river and coastal flooding, …
… some types of extreme weather, especially those linked to heat. Carbon Brief’s analysis suggests 68% of all extreme … the literature is heavily dominated by studies of extreme heat (31%), rainfall or flooding (20%) and drought (18%). … were down to the fact that climate change had made the heat more intense than it would otherwise have been. The …
… to take in Floridians - and others - fleeing brutal heat, drought and sea level rise By Sebastien Malo The … as climate change brings increasingly unbearable heat to already warm parts of the United States. "If you're … to take in Floridians - and others - fleeing brutal heat, drought and sea level rise By Sebastien Malo The …
… more fires in the British Isles as the world continues to heat up, the answer is clear: yes. Creative Commons CC BY-ND … more fires in the British Isles as the world continues to heat up, the answer is clear: yes. Creative Commons CC BY-ND …