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Displaying 75 of about 109 results… in place to deal with them. As a case in point, extreme heat events in our cities are the biggest climate-related … – and retaining water in cities can significantly reduce heat loads. A 10% increase in green cover could reduce the … work practices and use of transport systems during heat waves, rather than just relying on engineering solutions …
… example floods, wild fires, hurricanes, landslides, or heat waves), which will aid long term adaptation to future … example floods, wild fires, hurricanes, landslides, or heat waves), which will aid long term adaptation to future …
… by multiple climatic changes, including warming, drought, heat waves, wildfires, precipitation, floods, storms, sea … soil water evaporation resulting in drought, wildfires and heat waves in normally dry places, or massive rain and floods … by multiple climatic changes, including warming, drought, heat waves, wildfires, precipitation, floods, storms, sea …
… by storms (25 %), droughts (approximately 10 %) and heat waves (approximately 5 %). The insurance coverage of all … small number of events. Regarding impacts on human health, heat waves are the deadliest especially for vulnerable groups … and forest fires also cause fatalities, but less than heat waves. Innovation and collaboration is key to success …
… changes and extreme weather risks, such as cold and heat waves, droughts, floods, hurricanes, cyclones, storms, … changes and extreme weather risks, such as cold and heat waves, droughts, floods, hurricanes, cyclones, storms, …
… it considers forest fires, desertification, drought and heat waves, decreasing farming productivity, sea level rise … it considers forest fires, desertification, drought and heat waves, decreasing farming productivity, sea level rise …
… 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 …
… and in buildings that are poorly ventilated and absorb heat. This increases the risk of heat stress and heat deaths. Poor neighbourhoods with weak infrastructure, …
… was dry and the warmest on record and September also set heat records. Experts predicted the risk of a bad summer … on our ecosystems. Many of our species are well adapted to heat, so the effects of slowly rising temperatures may go … and we can count the corpses under the trees. What heat stress does to other species is far less known. There is …
… Pollution abatement Resilience to drought Reduced urban heat island effects Building energy efficiency Food security … Pollution abatement Resilience to drought Reduced urban heat island effects Building energy efficiency Food security …
… More frequent and extreme weather events - rains & floods, heat waves & droughts - reduced snowpack, increasing … and forestry from the combined effect of drought, heat stress and fire. The PESETA study of the EU Joint … More frequent and extreme weather events - rains & floods, heat waves & droughts - reduced snowpack, increasing …
… live. Recent research shows that the overall risk of heat-related illness or death has climbed steadily since … started to resume from July-August 2017 onwards. Ocean heat: Global sea surface temperatures are on track to be among the three highest on record. Global ocean heat content in 2017 to date has been at or near record high …
… . 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 …
… in sea-level rise is accelerating. In addition, ocean heat storage and acidification are increasing, diminishing … in sea-level rise is accelerating. In addition, ocean heat storage and acidification are increasing, diminishing …
… large hail in New South Wales. However, due to prolonged heat and drought, the year began and ended with fires burning … national rainfall was below average in every month. Record heat dominates the nation 2019 was Australia’s warmest year … fire danger over 2019 The combination of prolonged record heat and drought led to record fire weather over large areas …