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Displaying 4 of about 4 results… Without reductions in planet-warming emissions, blistering heat waves of the strength that now typically occur once … land areas by 2075, scientists have warned. And intense heat waves - defined as three exceptionally hot days in a row … Change. The researchers said a worsening of extreme heat could have potentially deadly effects. "Imagine the …
BANGKOK, 23 August 2016 - Scientists and researchers were today urged to provide "solutions and guidance" so that policymakers are able to effectively address the challenge of escalating disaster risk.
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mr Robert Glasser, said successive record-br…
… “Millions of people around the world should be receiving heat-related warnings and advisories if we are to avoid a … risk management needs to step up the focus on extreme heat if we are to reduce mortality from this particular … to water and adequate shelter and protection from the heat and the sun.” The first six months of the year have been …
… surge" -- when the sea is driven inland, in a tsunami-like wave. The typhoon, known locally as Yolanda, killed more than … surge" -- when the sea is driven inland, in a tsunami-like wave. The typhoon, known locally as Yolanda, killed more than …