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Displaying 8 of about 8 resultsThis report provides a forward-looking approach to increasing investment in community mitigation, particularly for nature-based approaches that reduce long-term risks by increasing investment in forests, seagrasses, and other natural systems that can lower either the probability of a disaster occurring or reduce losses when it does occur. Such mitigatio…
… wide areas and flooded subway stations in China . Heat waves shattered records in the Pacific Northwest , … events. In addition, storm systems are fueled by latent heat – the energy released into the atmosphere when water … Increased moisture in the atmosphere also enhances latent heat in storm systems, increasing their intensity. Research …
… was touched by record-breaking temperatures and extreme heat in 2021 (see map lower down). Perhaps the most … of 31.4C in County Armagh and saw the first “ extreme heat warning ” issued in the UK. Preliminary figures from the UK’s Office of National Statistics estimates that the heat resulted in between 400 and 800 excess deaths. In …
… problems extend to the ocean , which is steadily warming. Heat stress is bleaching and killing corals , and severely … by 2100, oceans are projected to absorb five times more heat than the observed amount accumulated since 1970. Being … for irrigated agriculture and increase water prices. Heat stress affects livestock welfare, reproduction and …
… communities are becoming unlivable as deadly wildfires, heat waves, hurricanes and floods delay learning, devastate … Students around the country were dismissed early due to heat waves and Hurricane Ida, while smoke settled over towns … the atmosphere, fires, hurricanes, floods, droughts and heat waves are intensifying, in some cases forcing kids to …
… . The ocean also absorbs more than 90% of the excess heat from human activities. 2019 saw the highest ocean heat content on record, and this trend likely continued in … the long-term average, indicating a continued uptake of heat trapped by greenhouse gases, according to the EU’s …
… such as record-breaking storms, forest fires, droughts, heat waves, and floods and what steps are needed to adapt … such as record-breaking storms, forest fires, droughts, heat waves, and floods and what steps are needed to adapt … such as record-breaking storms, forest fires, droughts, heat waves, and floods and what steps are needed to adapt …
… while others will be driven away from regions of prolonged heat, drought and the threat of wildfires. With people likely … while others will be driven away from regions of prolonged heat, drought and the threat of wildfires. With people likely …