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Displaying 135 of about 195 results… which outlines recommendations for adapting to extreme heat, deteriorating air and water quality, flooding, and … of centers where people can find refuge from extreme heat, modernizing the electric grid, and improving education … of climate change’s most pressing side effects – extreme heat, decreased air and water quality and increased flooding. …
… U.S. state of Virginia. The brief includes a discussion of heat, coastal flooding, water- and food-borne illnesses, air … flooding from coastal storms. As a result, we face more heat-related illnesses, air quality issues, food and water … U.S. state of Virginia. The brief includes a discussion of heat, coastal flooding, water- and food-borne illnesses, air …
… asthma, or people who had become dehydrated due to the heat. The heatwave, however, is not solely to blame. Doctors … measures to adapt to a changing climate. Excessive heat can be detrimental to human health and as temperatures … will need upgrading so that people who come in with heat-related illnesses don’t have to wait in unbearable heat …
… to connect more weather anomalies — particularly heat waves, droughts and wildfires — to global warming. The … it changed now?’ There are cases — especially with extreme heat and drought and fires — where the logic in everyone’s … to connect more weather anomalies — particularly heat waves, droughts and wildfires — to global warming. The …
… high mountain and small island regions. There will also be heat stress in cities and air quality will deteriorate due to … fuel use.” The IPCC has high scientific confidence that heat-related morbidity and mortality is already occurring as … that risks will be lower at 1.5°C than at 2°C for heat-related morbidity and mortality, particularly in urban …
… records – and it won’t be the last spell of such severe heat. In fact, climate change means that hot summers which … grows and ages, this will lead to more premature heat-related deaths and place extra strain on physical and … positive memories of past summers where they’d enjoy the heat, venture outside and make the most of a potentially …
… stress moments in agriculture and health due to heat stress and discusses critical moments emerging from … risks and hazards. These risks and hazards may include heat waves, cold spells, floods, droughts, riverbank-erosion, … stress moments in agriculture and health due to heat stress and discusses critical moments emerging from …
… NEW YORK - Facing the risks of earthquakes, rising heat and bustling urban demands for energy, Los Angeles is … the end of the year. Another is to reduce so-called urban heat islands - when natural land cover is replaced by … western states are having more days of extreme summer heat than in the past, raising the risk of drought and …
… Shoshany/Wikimedia Cities in Europe will suffer from heat and heat waves as well as from extreme rainfall which will be a … Informing people Informing people about approaching heat waves is one important issue. Doing so, all possible …
… vulnerable people do not have plans to cope with extreme heat. Working with the Bushfire and Natural Hazards … ability to use air-conditioning. For most people, extreme heat left them feeling hot and uncomfortable or unable to … to future extreme temperatures. However, for some extreme heat is already impacting their living preferences, with …
… Rather than focusing exclusively on extremes of heat, or considering each type of asset in isolation, the … independently-living older adults make to both extreme heat and extreme cold. The paper examines the contribution of … Rather than focusing exclusively on extremes of heat, or considering each type of asset in isolation, the …
… key to prevent 1.6 billion people being exposed to extreme heat, 800 million to coastal flooding, and 650 million to … how many urban residents will face potentially devastating heat waves, flooding and droughts by 2050 if global warming … climate solutions featured in the report include: Extreme heat : Seoul has planted 16 million trees and expanded its …
By Len Shaffrey
The UK and Ireland have been experiencing a prolonged hot and dry spell since June, with the first half of summer being the UK’s driest on record. The lack of rainfall has led to hosepipe bans in Northern Ireland and the north-west of England, while the weather is also playing havoc with farming. A shortage of lettuce and broc…
… with attributing any weather-related phenomena such as heat waves, forest fires, floods or cyclones to human induced … is the unanticipated rapidity with which we are seeing heat waves and unprecedented wild fires around the world, … our hospitals and doctors seldom diagnose deaths due to heat stress, but rather diagnose them as strokes or heart …
… hot spells could result in an additional 132,000 yearly heat fatalities, while labour productivity could drop by … than those in the north. This is clearly the case for heat-related deaths, water resources, habitat loss, energy … habitat loss, forest fires, labour productivity, and heat-related mortality. For most of these, the study compares …