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Displaying 75 of about 195 results… The report, which examined media coverage of extreme heat and climate change from Jan. 1 to July 8, found that … by circulation, a total of 760 articles mentioned extreme heat, heatwaves, record heat, or record temperatures, but only 134 of these pieces, …
… By Brendan Bane The heat is rising. As California battles another round of … predicts that in the coming decades the United States’ heat problem will grow more dangerous and expensive. Even … which groups are most at-risk of dying from extreme heat, projects increases in heat-related premature deaths, …
… world an increasing number of people are being exposed to heat, making a comfortable thermal environment an important … RISF for air conditioning starts to peak, i.e. crosses a 'heat threshold', in each state. Using the spatial variation in heat thresholds, we explored whether people continuously …
… maps that convey useful knowledge on exposure to extreme heat while helping to identify and implement effective … populations – such as people in urban areas susceptible to heat waves – have led to the utilization of maps to depict … of human health to hazards associated with extreme heat, especially the lack of agreement regarding …
… in dormitories without air conditioning (AC) during a heat wave performed worse on a series of cognitive tests compared … cognitive effects of indoor temperatures during a heat wave in a group of young healthy individuals, highlights …
… Iraq, Kuwait and Oman - the immediate risk of soaring heat and humidity overshadows the distant threat of rising … to fail.” Wet bulb temperature measures the combination of heat and humidity to determine how well the body can cool … Iraq, Kuwait and Oman - the immediate risk of soaring heat and humidity overshadows the distant threat of rising …
… Heat waves are among the deadliest and most common of … continues to warm due to the buildup of greenhouse gases, heat waves are expected to become more severe, particularly … on temperature, which reduces the severity of a heat wave. In other words, cities with more moisture will cool …
… gets stuck. Rains can grow into floods, sunny days into heat waves, and tinder-dry conditions into wildfires.” … due to human-caused global warming which intensifies heat waves and heavy rainfall, and on top of that we could … 4.7 billion Canadian Dollars. “Clearly, the planetary wave pattern wasn’t the only cause for the fire – yet it was …
… due to the effects of global warming and the urban heat island effect and needs to be addressed through climate … been utilised for long-term planning for city-scale urban heat risk management. This paper applies adaptation pathway methodology to urban heat risk management. It uses spatially coherent downscaled …
… over the next 30 years, as intensifying levels of heat stress are projected to impede worker productivity and … in the highest risk regions struggle to cope with mounting heat stress, but burgeoning urbanisation and booming demand … adaptation measures are implemented, the company says. Heat stress piles pressure on emerging markets Combining our …
… This report examines media coverage of extreme heat and climate change from January 1 to July 8, 2018, as well as in the context of the major heat event that spread over the Northern Hemisphere over a … coverage in the 13 states in which 10 or more heat records were broken during the period. With a few …
… differentiated questions on how risks and responses to heat stress vary among the different social categories in the … well as the important factors that affect vulnerability to heat stress. … This study addresses socially differentiated questions on how risks and responses to heat stress vary among the different social categories in the …
… it the province’s second deadliest period of extreme heat since the summer of 2010 . At the peak of the heatwave, … C) and posted its most extreme midnight combination of heat and humidity. The stifling temperatures continued for most of the week. Quebecers felt the heat. By Wednesday of that week, Montréal ambulance services …
… Last summer, I spent time editing a paper on the effect of heat on health. It took me 15 years to secure funds, find … loops and maintained by a delicate balance between heat production, conservation and dissipation that depends on … have shown that hundreds of deaths from Chicago’s heat wave in 1995 may not have been captured on death …
… only 45 days with what have not been considered heat wave temperatures. Such persistent warmth, scientists warn , … that knowledge to try to predict the impact of future heat waves on marine life in the gulf. A hot spot for warming …