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Displaying 15 of about 61 results… a post mortem in order for families to be compensated for heat-wave related deaths, reports Reuters. Recent natural … a post mortem in order for families to be compensated for heat-wave related deaths, reports Reuters. Recent natural …
… in Western India is preparing for the increasingly extreme heat of the city which becomes more frequent globally due to … to prepare local communities for increasingly extreme heat in the city of Ahmedabad, through an early warning system and heat preparedness plan. It argues that climate change is …
… to integrate future climate trends in its projection of heat risk under different geographic conditions. Cooling … data to produce vulnerability maps that corelate urban heat islands with depleted tree covers, under different … regulations towards climate sensitive urban development. Heat vulnerability maps under different climate scenarios can …
… residents of the desert Southwest brace for extreme heat. But this year, heat waves have impacted areas from Seattle to Slovenia that … all over Europe have been sweating over “Lucifer,” a heat wave that caused at least two deaths and stoked forest fires. …
… Texas, it’s obvious that some streets are shaded from heat while others bake in the Sun. “In certain neighborhoods, … a lot more shade—places where you can seek refuge from the heat,” said Renteria, a doctoral student studying sociology … and design and, by extension, residents’ risk of high heat exposure. Communities historically segregated by race …
… 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 …
… Over the last 30 years, increasingly broiling summer heat has claimed more American lives than flooding, tornadoes … and tens of thousands perished in Russia during extreme heat in 2010. The threat is particularly severe in already … of hot and poor parts of rural Pakistan. But experts say heat remains underestimated as a threat by governments, aid …
… behind in efforts to reduce health impacts of extreme heat. Lynée Turek-Hankins of Stanford University (now … at risk of health impacts and death due to extreme heat. Risk may vary between communities according to unique … Index, which applies to all types of disasters; and the Heat-Health Action Index, which identifies areas particularly …
… By Merrill Singer Last week’s record-setting heat in the Pacific Northwest and current triple-digit … In a time of global warming and intensifying summer heat waves, life in cities is becoming more perilous. As I … extreme weather events. During the lethal summer heat wave in Europe in 2003, for example, when tens of thousands …
… 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 …
… How can multifamily buildings prepare for extreme heat? Two things that help are backup generators and … standard can be habitable for up to a week during a heat event with no electricity, he noted, while a normal … How can multifamily buildings prepare for extreme heat? Two things that help are backup generators and …
… residents due to several intersecting challenges. During a heat wave, urban tree canopy and access to nature can be … than areas with an urban tree canopy due to the urban heat island effect . While much of Vancouver enjoys …
… example of this is an increased vulnerability to the urban heat island effect, meaning that its inhabitants are more … sometimes deadly, health effects of high temperatures and heat. Hong Kong’s urban communities are particularly … and various stakeholders, such as those vulnerable to heat. Hong Kong Heat Index To enhance the heat stress …
… 7 degrees Celsuis hotter than outside, and research shows heat in some of them rising from a former peak of 36C to … city that last week hosted an international forum on heat risks from climate change. Global experts on health, … (WMO) in Switzerland, called "the silent emergency that heat poses to health". As part of the effort, they launched …
… Excess urban heat is common within cities, but not all communities burden … and Asian populations experience significantly more urban heat than wealthier and predominantly white neighborhoods … for income. “The physical features driving surface heat spikes in these urban environments are fairly consistent …