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Displaying 45 of about 683 results… Crop failures grow as warming brings more heat and drought Farmers look to migrate - but urban … is among the worst-affected areas. As harsher drought and heat hit food production and the incomes of people dependent … issue. [...] … Crop failures grow as warming brings more heat and drought Farmers look to migrate - but urban …
… Day: Climate Knowledge for Climate Action Record ocean heat, high land-surface temperatures and devastating flooding … because it absorbs over 93 per cent of the excess heat,” he said. “Sea surface temperatures – and levels - are rising and the heat is penetrating to lower depths. This will have major …
A parallel session on the second day at the ongoing 19th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change taking place in Warsaw, Poland supported the views by the African Alliance of Rangeland Management and Development that rising temperatures, droughts and declining precipitation trends are likely to hit pastoral system as well…
… The big heat hit India earlier than usual: temperatures of 44°C in … new studies—each quite separate—appear to confirm that heat, drought, and hunger on massive scales can only get … droughts are increasingly likely to happen simultaneously. Heat and drought together multiply the risks of wildfire. A …
An extended dry season, wildfires and a lack of foreign currency suggest Zimbabwe's farmers face a tough growing season ahead
By Marko Phiri
An extended dry season, runaway wildfires and a lack of foreign currency for maize seed, fertiliser and fuel suggest Zimbabwe's small-scale farmers may face a tough growing season ahead, officials and farmers say…
… Soil drought could reduce human death rates during heat waves by lowering air humidity, while cooling strategies … like wetting surfaces could inadvertently intensify lethal heat stress, according to a new study in the journal Science … atmospheric modelling, and meta-analyses of heat wave mortality. “Given the increasing tendency of droughts …
… and extreme weather events such as drought, extreme heat and floods have led to rising wheat prices and food … in nature to survive tough conditions such as extreme heat, drought, flooding and poor soils. Plant breeders are … and extreme weather events such as drought, extreme heat and floods have led to rising wheat prices and food …
… rainfall can affect crop yield as much as excessive heat and drought. In a new study, an interdisciplinary team … expected yield. Data suggest that drought and excessive heat caused a yield loss of up to 37% during some years. The … biology and study co-author. “While drought and heat stress have been well dealt with in the existing models, …
… By Sandhya Sekar With drought and heat posing individual threats, there is also the looming threat of frequent double whammies of drought and heat. Studies show an increase in area and frequency of … with a drastic climatic event like concurrent drought and heat. The frequency of extreme weather events is going up …
… has allocated €2 billion to ease the impact of extreme heat and drought on farmers and water supplies. Spain plans to ban outdoor work during periods of extreme heat. The measure will be enforced when the state weather … has allocated €2 billion to ease the impact of extreme heat and drought on farmers and water supplies. Spain plans …
… the amount of extreme weather such as severe droughts and heat waves, which can affect crop yields and food supplies. A … regions of the U.S. and China. The findings predict heat waves that happened approximately once every hundred … 82 degrees Fahrenheit), the plants start to suffer from heat stress. At temperatures over 32.8 degrees Celsius (about …
… face increased risks from the compound impacts of extreme heat and drought, potentially widening social inequalities as … the world. When assessed together, the linked threats of heat and drought represent a significantly higher risk to … we quantify the response of ecosystem productivity to heat and water stressors at the global scale.’ He maintains …
… also offers projections for the 21st century for droughts, heat waves, sea level rise, with implications on food and … and the rising global mean temperature, ocean heat storage and sea-level rise, as well as the uncertainties … of Arctic Sea-ice, melting mountain glaciers, increased heat waves and extreme temperatures and finally, drought and …
… 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, …
By Owen Price
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service declared the earliest total fire bans in its history this week. The entire state was declared to be in drought on the same day.
The combination of winter drought and hot, dry weather has made dangerous fires increasingly likely.
Already this week two fires on the south coast hav…