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Displaying 15 of about 34 resultsLast year was the hottest year of the decade for some parts of Sri Lanka, while it was the second hottest year after 2016 for most of other parts of the country. The annual mean temperatures calculated from the data taken from 22 weather stations across the country show that 2019 was the hottest year of the decade for nine areas covered by those station…
… 153 billion hours of work were lost due to extreme heat. In a changing climate, heatwaves are expected to become … million full-time jobs. Similarly, economic losses due to heat stress at work are projected to increase to US$2.4 trillion in 2030, with the impact of heat stress being most pronounced in lower–middle- and …
… being taken to understand and manage the risks of extreme heat in Hong Kong. Hong Kong faces unique challenges from … environment. An increased vulnerability to the urban heat island effect means that its inhabitants are more … harmful, and sometimes deadly, health effects of extreme heat. … This series describes interdisciplinary action being …
… itself to accurately predict extreme weather events, like heat waves, up to five days in advance using minimal … — extended hot and cold spells that can lead to deadly heat waves and winter storms. Once trained, the system was … one didn’t cause extreme weather. This one caused a heat wave in California. This one didn’t cause anything. This one …
… in urban areas across the Philippines are affected by heat, using data from 1161 responses obtained through an … that almost all respondents (91%) are already experiencing heat stress quite severely and that the level of heat stress is correlated with population density. The …
… and infrastructure; and a combination of increasing heat and humidity levels may ultimately render the kingdom … Jeddah — in both August and November, and a rising August heat index (high heat and humidity) that particularly threatens regional …
… hit less than 10% of its capacity because of intense heat and drought, forcing Brazil’s most populated region to … again and are likely to hit the region even harder. Marine heat waves —periods of extreme ocean temperatures—are … at the increase in the frequency of droughts and heat wave events between 1980 and 2018. “Droughts and heat waves …
… including the impacts of heatwaves and vulnerability to heat, as well as steps cities can take to understand and mitigate heat risks. The infographics were developed in partnership … including the impacts of heatwaves and vulnerability to heat, as well as steps cities can take to understand and …
… By Kevin Krajick Most everyone knows that humid heat is harder to handle than the “dry” kind. And recently, … and subtropics , warming climate could cause combined heat and humidity to reach levels rarely if ever experienced … to be almost nonexistent — totaled around 80. A heat wave that struck much of the United States last July maxed …
… Humans’ ability to efficiently shed heat has enabled us to range over every continent, but a … have already reported a TW of 35°C and that extreme humid heat overall has more than doubled in frequency since 1979. … thus underscore the serious challenge posed by humid heat that is more intense than previously reported and …
… By John Upton and Clarisa Diaz [...] As pollution traps heat and pushes temperatures upward around the world, … replaced by pavement and other hard surfaces that absorb heat. But the heat is being felt unevenly, with the legacy of redlining and …
… change is the risk of more deaths from hot weather. Heat stress can exacerbate existing health conditions … more people in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane than the heat. But my research, published in Climatic Change , … deaths related to temperature in Australia are caused by heat. As temperature-related deaths are one of the main …
… Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 … . Rising global temperatures are increasing exposure to heat stress, which harms human health, agriculture, the … and the environment. Most climate studies on projected heat stress have focused on heat extremes but not considered …
… temperature of 22C due, in part, to the trapping of heat within the city. This is known as the “urban heat island effect”. Urban heat islands (UHIs) are urban areas that are warmer than …
… triggers toward the end of gestation, such as extreme heat, can improve understanding of the role of acute stress … this study it was examined the association between extreme heat, variously defined during the last week of gestation, … of residence was used to create 12 definitions of extreme heat with varying relative temperatures (75th, 90th, 95th, …