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Displaying 120 of about 816 results… set of durum wheat varieties that can withstand up to 40°C heat along the Senegal River basin. If scaled up, the … Council, ICARDA scientists developed super-early and heat-tolerant durum wheat cultivars and tested them in the … set of durum wheat varieties that can withstand up to 40°C heat along the Senegal River basin. If scaled up, the …
… Diego State University and colleagues find that extreme heat and elevated ozone levels, often jointly present during … more frequently as the climate continues to warm and heat waves become more prevalent and long-lasting. The study … of compounding environmental events such as extreme heat and various air pollutants like tropospheric ozone …
… of policy response options to these challenges. Rising heat levels driven by climate change are increasing health … large shares of the global working population. Excessive heat while working, generally at temperatures above 35º … of policy response options to these challenges. Rising heat levels driven by climate change are increasing health …
… Heat stress harms human health, agriculture, and the economy and environment more broadly, and exposure to heat stress is increasing with rising global temperatures. While most studies assessing future heat stress have focused on surface air temperature, compound …
… This study seeks to carry out an assessment of the urban heat islands (UHI) phenomena, alongside a vulnerability … … This study seeks to carry out an assessment of the urban heat islands (UHI) phenomena, alongside a vulnerability …
… 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 …
… focuses on the theme of the 'Risk of Heat Waves and Climate Change in India'. It tries to highlight the phenomena of heat waves from the perspectives of various stakeholders … cities. Similarly, an anthropological perspective to heat wave planning is also posited. This issue's contents …
… the India Meteorological Department has issued an early heat wave warning and forecasts for higher-than-normal … to the world's climate, the frequency and intensity of heat waves are projected to get worse in future. Kieran Hunt, …
… fossil fuel companies for the costs it incurred in a 2021 heat emergency that killed at least 69 of its residents, in a … and a dozen other defendants responsible for a killer heat dome that hit the county on June 25, 2021 and drove … change, caused by greenhouse gas emissions, made the heat wave at least 150 times more likely to happen,” the World …
… are particularly vulnerable to record-shattering heat. This is exemplified by the recent heatwave over … Unprecedented As global temperatures rise, extreme heat events are becoming more frequent, more intense and … society is better prepared and adapted – for example, with heat warning systems in place, public health plans, …
… 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 …
… A new study shows extreme heat events both in the summer and in the winter are … The new study found both relative and absolute extreme heat events have increased across the US and Canada since … and his co-author conducted a climatology of cold and heat events, both absolute and relative, for North America, …
… By Tim Ratford For three billion people or more, heat levels could prove almost impossible for human … of the world’s population may face – within 50 years – heat levels that could be all but intolerable . By 2070, 19% … almost double ; that potentially lethal combinations of heat and humidity trailed as a future hazard may already …
… of people in regions across the world affected by extreme heat stress – a potentially fatal combination of heat and humidity – could increase nearly 15-fold if the … - the number of people living in areas affected by extreme heat stress rises from 68 million today to around one …
… many fear having to make a basic choice between food and heat. Climate change is not an abstraction but felt … contribute to the greenhouse gases that are causing the heat waves. Better windows help, but seemingly small changes … many fear having to make a basic choice between food and heat. Climate change is not an abstraction but felt …