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Displaying 15 of about 45 results… of climate change. [...] One day in the future, a massive wave of high-pressure air will park over Phoenix. As the sun … scorching summer, the pressure will hold the accumulated heat in place and the triple-digit temperatures will tick up … will drop only to 100. [...] But as the climate changes, heat waves will get worse. Not only is Phoenix one of the …
… more frequent and intense as climate change takes hold. Heat stress presents a growing threat to human health and … and South East Asia – where, without adaptation, rising heat stress will drive labour capacity losses in key sectors, … export economies. Using projected daily temperatures from Heat Stress Indices for the period 1980-2045 and data on the …
… 4.1 billion people in global South potentially exposed to heat stress at home Need for affordable, efficient cooling … Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America are vulnerable to heat-related stress, and lack access to technology to cool … has important implications for reducing the risk of heat-related deaths and dysfunction and improving the …
… addresses the regional patterns of climate change, such as heat extremes, extreme precipitation, droughts, tropical … and sea-level rise. Building on earlier Turn Down the Heat reports, this new scientific analysis examines the … addresses the regional patterns of climate change, such as heat extremes, extreme precipitation, droughts, tropical …
… By Gracie Pearsall Pervasive climate-based heat affects all corners of the globe, even places that … are among the most important factors when it comes to heat and general climate vulnerability. However, solutions like green and reflective roofs are emerging as heat adaptation measures. Heat-related illness South Asia is …
… By Erika Bolstad Heat waves may tire all of us out — and not in just New York City. In the coming decades, heat waves will be longer, more frequent and more intense in … National Climate Assessment. This summer alone, extreme heat has killed grape pickers in California fields and hikers …
… responsive to temperature fluctuations. During extreme heat days (around August 1) and extreme cold days (around … responsive to temperature fluctuations. During extreme heat days (around August 1) and extreme cold days (around …
… and railway infrastructures due to an increase in extreme heat corresponding to four different global warming levels … railways have a greater propensity to buckle under extreme heat. The choice of transport construction materials and … a 4 °C global warming level, increased levels of extreme heat in EU + UK cause annual transport O&M costs to rise by …
… kidney and respiratory disease. There will be 7,000 heat-related deaths every year in the UK by 2050 if the … homes and transport networks are able to deal with extreme heat, and that local authorities and cities have green spaces and heat-resilient infrastructure.” The Committee has called on …
… University. During the unprecedented Pacific Northwest heat dome in June, Alaska Airlines flights were delayed or … weren't calibrated for temperatures that high. Extreme heat events are increasing in frequency and duration in the … was six. They're also lasting longer. The average heat wave in major U.S. urban areas is now four days long, a day …
… one resident put it: “… I’m not going to go outside in the heat to get in the pool.” External shading or heavy drapes … one resident put it: “… I’m not going to go outside in the heat to get in the pool.” External shading or heavy drapes …
… system during what will become the new normal of extreme heat. 1. It was hot At the end of last week it was hot. … improve our houses and building so they better manage the heat. Australian houses are sometimes called leaky tents; they let in the heat in summer and the cold in winter. [...] 2. Coal and gas …
… By Mark Kaufman On June 26, as a potent heat wave settled over Europe, atmospheric scientist Patrik … electric train traveling from Zurich to Amsterdam. The heat, which would soon topple temperature records across the …
… "no longer optional", she noted. Earthquakes, floods, a heat-wave and cold-wave were among the 373 natural disasters … in Haiti killed over 222,500 people in January, and a heat wave in the Russian summer caused around 56,000 …
… many impacts of climate change—from increasingly frequent heat waves to rising seas—stand to affect the transportation … sector is also the leading contributor to US heat-trapping emissions, and there are many opportunities to … at the Phoenix airport rose to 119 °F during a 2017 heat wave, prompting the cancellation of 50 flights because the …