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Displaying 13 of about 13 resultsEastern Australia is currently gripped by a prolonged and devastating drought, with no relief in sight. Parts of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland are currently experiencing their driest conditions on record over certain time periods. Some of the largest rainfall deficiencies have occurred in the Macquarie, Namoi–Peel, and Border Rivers c…
… year was a time of exceptional weather and record-breaking heat according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s annual climate … Climate Statements relating to “extreme” and “abnormal” heat, and reported a number of broken climate records. One of … warming climate. The year ended with some record-breaking heat events. Perhaps the most significant of these was the …
… new report, ‘Dangerous Summer: Escalating Bushfire, Heat and Drought Risk‘, has found this summer is shaping up … have severe effects on human health, including both direct heat illnesses (e.g. heat exhaustion) and indirect impacts (e.g. cardiovascular …
… Heat stress and forest fires are often considered highly … concurrent hazards, exemplified with, but not limited to, heat stress and fire danger. It uses the combined heat and forest fire event that affected Europe in June 2017 …
… [...] With too many buildings crammed atop too much heat-absorbing pavement, dense cities like Montreal with too … the unfortunate fate of getting even hotter. An “urban heat island” is just as it sounds: Too many humans and human … deadly. Last summer, 66 people died during a Montreal heat wave; 80 per cent of them were not outside in the scorching …
… to melting away next year. Greenland melted Extreme heat also baked Greenland’s enormous ice sheet this summer. … at least 2 °C warmer than average from January to July. Heat records fell in many southern Alaska cities during the … this has happened. Much of Alaska was gripped by a heat wave from 4-8 July 2019. Temperatures in Anchorage soared …
… By Somini Sengupta [...] Heat and drought extremes are consistent with scientific … be a result of warming, strangely enough. [...] Extreme heat, though, is the bigger problem overall. Heat records have been broken twice as often as cold records …
… of preventive measures to mitigate the aftermath of flood, heat waves and fire. SOP has been developed by holding … for drafting their duties in the perspective of heat waves and fire. … This News Letter issued by … of preventive measures to mitigate the aftermath of flood, heat waves and fire. SOP has been developed by holding …
… – Is Building a Global Practice on Regional Wildfire and Heat Management Representing Innovative Solutions to Fire and Urban Heat in the Los Angeles Region, the 3 Projects Selected Will … preparedness for the reality of wildfire and extreme heat, as well as related climate threats. Today’s …
… face a variety of increasing health problems such as more heat-related illnesses, breathing and heart troubles, food … face a variety of increasing health problems such as more heat-related illnesses, breathing and heart troubles, food …
… and Washington; ozone air pollution in Nevada; extreme heat in Wisconsin; infectious disease outbreaks of … and Washington; ozone air pollution in Nevada; extreme heat in Wisconsin; infectious disease outbreaks of …
… world is warming faster than the planet as a whole. That heat is drying out forests and making them more susceptible … world is warming faster than the planet as a whole. That heat is drying out forests and making them more susceptible …
… more fires in the British Isles as the world continues to heat up, the answer is clear: yes. Creative Commons CC BY-ND … more fires in the British Isles as the world continues to heat up, the answer is clear: yes. Creative Commons CC BY-ND …