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Displaying 195 of about 821 results… Sydney - Australia can expect even longer and hotter heat waves than the one now scorching wide swathes of the … position as an agricultural powerhouse. A blistering heat wave has settled over Australia's south and southeast …
… 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 …
… and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, this new … in this report are: (i) unusual and unprecedented heat extremes; (ii) rainfall regime changes and water … and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, this new …
… events (1982-83, 1986-87, 1991-92, 1997-98), three extreme heat events in the Mediterranean Sea (1999, 2003, 2006) and … places where marine species are most at risk of extreme heat in the future. Marine heatwaves are defined as periods … events (1982-83, 1986-87, 1991-92, 1997-98), three extreme heat events in the Mediterranean Sea (1999, 2003, 2006) and …
… consecutive days of record-breaking temperatures. The heat has driven many cities to a standstill, forcing schools … hospitals are filling up with patients with “ heat-related illnesses ” and the death toll has begun to … libraries. THREAD: A very likely record-breaking heat wave is headed for Western Washington this weekend. This will …
… paint a gloomy picture for the rest of the century. Heat waves are expected to increase, affecting up to half a … lead to food shortages, deaths and refugee flows when the heat reaches levels that exceed what humans can tolerate. But … a huge difference,” says Deliang Chen. Risk of a refugee wave Heat waves are already causing major problems in India …
… Institute As the planet continues to warm, multi-day heat waves are projected to increase in frequency, length and intensity. The additive effects of these extreme heat events overwhelm emergency service providers and … and the time between them will become shorter. One heat wave after another will leave emergency service providers and …
… Human-caused climate change will drive more extreme summer heat waves in the western U.S., including in California and … as early as 2020, new research shows. The new analysis of heat wave patterns across the U.S., led by scientists at the …
… of Wisconsin-Madison [...] This year’s successive heat waves reveal an ominous pattern, one that looks … summer in modern European history. That year, short heat waves lasting from a few days to a week struck in June … ruinous mortality. Across Europe, 70,000 died of excessive heat that summer. This death rate is shocking because heat …
… has issued the first ever Red warning for exceptional heat. In Portugal and Spain temperatures have reached highs up to around 46 degrees Celsius. Exceptional heat is expected to affect a large part of England early this … places and perhaps even reaching 40°C. The Red Extreme heat national severe weather warning will cover Monday and …
… 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 …
… U.S. National Weather Service defines an extreme danger heat stress threshold which is approximately equivalent to a … climate change with and without mitigation will elevate heat stress to levels that exceed this extreme danger … adaptation measures will be required during years of high heat stress risk. … The Muslim pilgrimage or Hajj, which is …
… Cities are particularly vulnerable to heat waves. Despite this, no comprehensive methodology has been developed to assess the costs of heat stress on city economies either currently or under … under climate change. Results show that the impacts of heat on the urban economy are highly variable and depend on …
… face increased risks from the compound impacts of extreme heat and drought, potentially widening social inequalities as … the world. When assessed together, the linked threats of heat and drought represent a significantly higher risk to … we quantify the response of ecosystem productivity to heat and water stressors at the global scale.’ He maintains …
… it being the spring season. The early and prolonged heat affected millions of people across Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia. Across the heat-affected countries, large wildfires are raging. At least … September in the region most affected by the extreme heat (fig 1). Figure. ERA5, CPC and MSWX near surface …