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Displaying 45 of about 316 resultsMultiple crises worsened by climate change threaten lives of 45 million childrenAs a prolonged heatwave and drought grip several countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF is sounding the alarm on the dire situation faced by vulnerable communities who are bearing the brunt of climate change. In the region, 45 million children are living through mu…
New report finds major increase in urban and rural poor populations at high risk from a lack of access to cooling, totaling 1.09 billion people.
Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa at highest risk, with poverty impact of COVID-19 and rapidly growing hot cities contributing to increased risk.
Access to sustainable cooling is critical to ensure nutrition, h…
… The current issue of UMID magazine presents European heat action plans and shows heat precautions in federal states and municipalities. … Another focus is COVID-19: disease severity in the first wave, corona and the effects on air quality, wastewater …
… 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 …
… As the season of monsoons, heat waves and cyclones hits, many Asian and Pacific Island … are likely to also battle weather-related crises, from heat waves to cyclones, in coming months, disaster experts … during the lockdown, scientists warned. An intense heat wave last May and June caused widespread deaths across India. …
… 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; …
… and Vijay Limaye Co-Authored with Prima Madan Extreme heat, cyclones, locust swarms are all devastating India, … on Thursday, 28th May 2020 from 5-6 pm IST. Extreme Heat Threatens Health Extreme heat is a major health threat in India and many other parts …
… The first wave of COVID-19 in India – in the summer of 2020 – was … to what was almost normal life. But the ensuing second wave – starting in March 2021 – proved catastrophic, with … healthcare system’s capacity to respond to the second wave was insufficient, as its preparedness – fearfully …
… to rising greenhouse gas emissions: atmospheric warming, heat waves, drought, wildfires, heavy precipitation, … chances of being exposed to pathogens. For example, during heat waves, people often spend more time in water, which can … substantially in Sweden and Finland following a heat wave in northern Scandinavia in 2014. 3) Climate-related …
… 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 …
… In the paper, they offered an example of the 1995 heat wave in Chicago, which led to far fewer deaths in a Latino … In the paper, they offered an example of the 1995 heat wave in Chicago, which led to far fewer deaths in a …
… Northeastern University in Boston, Fard mapped the risk of heat waves to residents of Brookline, Mass., using a … become a global concern. The team identified the hazard (heat waves) and vulnerabilities that can lead to adverse … coronavirus risks. This time, the hazard was not a heat wave, but COVID-19. “The Centers for Disease Control and …
… the world. This analysis explores exposure to floods, heat stress, hurricanes and wildfires in U.S. municipalities … blocks of hotel rooms as a last resort. Hazards such as heat waves and wildfires pose human health risks that will … are encouraged to stay in or near their own homes, a heat wave would pose new danger. However, measures to improve …
… for its cascading effects including any potential second wave. The participants are the National Sendai Framework … can be taken into consideration in case there is another wave. How the Member States can better communicate and join … of governments and communities to tackle a second wave or another similar emergency? (e.g (DRR strategy …
… colleagues and the people under our care. During the first wave, we wrote about the risk of mental illness and moral injury among healthcare workers. During the second wave, we reported on the realisation of our fears of … fatigue and burnout. At the start of the UK’s most recent wave, the most severe and arduous yet , we did not find the …