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Displaying 210 of about 836 results… 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 …
… also offers projections for the 21st century for droughts, heat waves, sea level rise, with implications on food and … and the rising global mean temperature, ocean heat storage and sea-level rise, as well as the uncertainties … of Arctic Sea-ice, melting mountain glaciers, increased heat waves and extreme temperatures and finally, drought and …
… to increases in tropical cyclone intensity, unprecedented heat waves, severe drought, and major floods in many regions, … to increases in tropical cyclone intensity, unprecedented heat waves, severe drought, and major floods in many regions, …
… the change in probability of a Fire Weather Index, extreme heat or drought as high as was observed in 2019/20 in the … of anthropogenic climate change. As the trend in extreme heat is one of the main factors behind this increase and the models underestimate the observed trend in heat, the real increase could be much higher. This is also …
… Change Service. A new ULI report, Scorched: Extreme Heat and Real Estate , notes that such rising temperatures and excessive heat waves are already affecting urban development and … with support from the JPB Foundation, explores how extreme heat is emerging as a growing risk factor and planning …
… Severe winters combined with heat waves and droughts during summer in Europe. Those were the consequences as the Atlantic Ocean heat transport nearly collapsed 12,000 years ago. The same … in recent years suggest that the northward oceanic heat transport through the Atlantic Meridional Overturning …
… compelling evidence that loss of life through increased heat stress during heatwaves can be limited if we stabilise … currently around 10 per cent of summers are free of any heat-related mortality, but this research has shown that … future climate change virtually all summers will have some heat-related mortality. Researchers from Bristol who lead …
… Extreme heat is a serious hazard to people’s health. It affects the … Recent research has found that since the 1950s, extreme heat has become more frequent and severe, and lasted longer, … below 1.5°C . Particularly strong increases in extreme heat are foreseen over Eastern and Southern Africa. Bearing …
… of climate change. The elderly are more sensitive to heat and pollution due to existing health conditions, limited … of climate change. The elderly are more sensitive to heat and pollution due to existing health conditions, limited …
By Helena Smith
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Decades of reckless urban planning are catching up with the city. Pollution, densely packed neighbourhoods and traffic congestion – byproducts of an uncontrolled building spree that began in the 1950s – are still evident today.
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The Greek capital has been singled out in studies on the risks posed by climate change. An anal…
… have been broken across the United States, and extreme heat is expected to continue across much of the Southeast and … populated counties expected to experience extreme heat this week. We find that in more than half of them, a … risk. Those who stay at home during this week’s heat wave but lack air conditioning or the means to pay for it …