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Displaying 9 of about 9 results… studies — including a 2002 book by Eric Klinenberg, “Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago,” and the 2018 … and Latinos, at a rate four times higher. [...] The ‘95 heat wave changed how the city responds to extreme …
… Over the last 30 years, increasingly broiling summer heat has claimed more American lives than flooding, tornadoes … and tens of thousands perished in Russia during extreme heat in 2010. The threat is particularly severe in already … of hot and poor parts of rural Pakistan. But experts say heat remains underestimated as a threat by governments, aid …
… By Annie Banerji Lowering risks from blistering summer heat may be difficult this year with most of the country's … farmers to slum-dwellers - could face deadly threats from heat waves this summer, climate and disaster management … distancing. Anup Kumar Srivastava, a drought and heat wave expert at the NDMA, said the agency was working not only …
… 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, …
… have been broken across the United States, and extreme heat is expected to continue across much of the Southeast and … populated counties expected to experience extreme heat this week. We find that in more than half of them, a … risk. Those who stay at home during this week’s heat wave but lack air conditioning or the means to pay for it …
… into focus last week across the Southern U.S. as a deadly heat wave blanketed the region. As my colleague Dr. Rachel Licker … out , the combination of income loss, COVID-19, extreme heat, and the lack of utility shutoff moratoria are bad, bad …
… people have experienced great harm from extreme heat and a lack of adequate protections. Although 87 percent … the state’s history is unknown, yet notable clusters of heat-related illnesses and deaths have occurred. The lack of … at least ten incarcerated people dying in the 2011 heat wave alone.16 Lawsuits have continued to plague the agency …
… them resulting from floods, droughts, tropical cyclones, heat waves and severe storms. They also include environmental … them resulting from floods, droughts, tropical cyclones, heat waves and severe storms. They also include environmental …
… along with increases in the frequency and intensity of heat waves, droughts and wildfire. Public schools in many … to future low flows. Agriculture : Rising temperatures, heat waves and droughts can reduce crop yield and slow cattle …