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Displaying 15 of about 527 results… This is why we need to come together and catch the last wave before it is too late. The podcast series “Catching the last wave” will explain how climate change is already and will … episodes In this first episode of “Catching the last wave”, we had a conversation with Deputy Secretary-General of …
… powerful storms triggered by climate change, a study of wave dynamics suggests. Improving seawalls could help limit … powerful storms triggered by climate change, a study of wave dynamics suggests. Improving seawalls could help limit …
… the hardest. What’s the link between climate change and wave strength? Our previous work found climate change is … wind patterns change as well. In turn, this can alter the wave conditions across the world’s oceans. But due to reasons … oceans are heating at different rates in different places, wave conditions are not changing at the same rate everywhere. …
… waves by quantifying change in high-frequency extreme wave events over decision or impact-relevant time horizons … The projected increases in high-frequency extreme wave forcing across most of the Southern Hemisphere present … with up to ∼50%–100% increases in extreme, persistent wave events (i.e. wave-storm-spell duration) over the low and …
… to reverse the long term warming trend as a result of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. 2018 is so far the warmest La Niña year on record. August capped an extended spell of heat for Europe, accompanied by droughts, heatwaves and … after a warm and dry late spring, with a large number of heat records in Scandinavia, Finland and the Baltic, along …
… the international dateline in Alaska. The unprecedented heat in Western North America has also triggered devastating … patterns in this summer. This has brought unprecedented heat, droughts, cold and wet conditions in various places. … of summer season with the warming of Arctic and the heat accumulation in the ocean needs to be investigated," …
… an NCAR senior scientist. "As climate change continues to heat the oceans, we can expect more supercharged storms like … opportunity to study in detail how the storm fed off the heat stored in that 930-mile wide ocean basin. The team … The process of evaporation also requires energy from heat, and the warmer the temperatures are in the upper ocean …
… — had modest to insignificant impacts on migration. Heat stress, on the other hand - which attracts relatively … in the journal Nature Climate Change. For example, when heat stress caused wheat to mature early in Pakistan in 2010, … have been far more responsive to flood victims than heat stress victims, as in other parts of the developing …
… Athens. Now Freetown has appointed Africa's first chief heat officer, a mother on a mission to shield her city and … as she did as a small girl, stepping out without fear of heat stroke. "Climate change is a global issue, just like … said Kargbo. Kargbo is already steering a range of anti-heat initiatives, from tree planting to waste collection and …
… Niño and human-caused global warming. With 93% of excess heat stored in the oceans, ocean heat content down to 2 000 meters also hit a new record. … set yet more new monthly temperature records, with the heat especially pronounced in the high northern latitudes. …
Due to the impacts of climate change, several cities have adopted adaptive measures in order to face extreme weather events: "In Seoul, for instance, they have removed a highway and restored an ancient river running through the city. This creates a wind corridor to it keep cool, and will also help drain water away in times of high rainfall," Simon Reddy…
… addresses the regional patterns of climate change, such as heat extremes, extreme precipitation, droughts, tropical … and sea-level rise. Building on earlier Turn Down the Heat reports, this new scientific analysis examines the … addresses the regional patterns of climate change, such as heat extremes, extreme precipitation, droughts, tropical …
… final recommendations for adaptation measures to flood and heat wave events in Cần Thơ. Stakeholders were asked to provide … assessed. A total of 17 adaptation measures for flood and heat waves were identified and validated using the modelling …
“The only thing that is predictable is the unpredictability of rainfall, which makes it difficult to deal with adaptation measures" said Dr Tanya Abrahamse, chief executive of the South African National Biodiversity Institute at a workshop addressing the country’s preparations for the hosting of the 17th Conference of the Parties to take place in Durban…
… assesses, for the first time, future changes in flood, heat-waves (HW), and drought impacts for all 571 European … assesses, for the first time, future changes in flood, heat-waves (HW), and drought impacts for all 571 European …