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Displaying 135 of about 816 results… above 29°C as soon as the end of this decade – heat that very few communities are accustomed to. This will … No study has systematically mapped the connections between heat and migration, so my research team and I sought to do just that. Our findings suggest that heat, in at least some contexts, is and will continue to play …
… Large wildfires and severe heat events are happening more often at the same time, … wildfires and hot weather.” When wildfires and extreme heat occur at the same time, they magnify air pollution: … smoke increases fine particulate matter in the air and the heat combines the smoke and other pollutants to create more …
… By K. Rajendran Thiruvanandhapuram, India - Worsening heat, fodder shortages and the threat of drought are forcing … the problem is simple and small, livestock experts argue: heat-tolerant dwarf cows. A team of researchers from Kerala … at a height of 61cm (24 inches). With India facing growing heat and drought threats, other state governments have …
… third of African city-dwellers could be affected by deadly heat waves in 2090. The projections also highlight the … several times, because he or she may be exposed to these heat waves several days a year," continues Guillaume. Based … of 40.6°C or that every African city would experience this heat for four months of the year. The figure falls to 10% in …
… the occurrence of longer, hotter and more frequent heat waves in Africa could have a strong impact on human … magnitude and spatial extent of the most extreme heat waves between 1979 and 2015. Results show that in recent … years, Africa experienced hotter, longer and more extent heat waves than in the last two decades of the 20th …
… has tackled plenty of challenges, from mountains to heat. But none have been as much of a threat to her career as … begun eyeing ways to adapt to the changing climate. The heat is on The World Meteorological Organization said in June … and December, to avoid the worst of the region's steamy heat. It will also install cooling technology in stadiums. …
… adaptation needs Growing threats range from extreme heat to coastal erosion Future costs will rise substantially … and finance, calling many of the risks "unprecedented". HEAT-RELATED DEATHS The threats have risen substantially in … preparing for the possibility of regular 40C summer heat has been harder, even as heat records are broken, most …
… with heatstroke.’ In Pakistan’s north, rising levels of heat have accelerated glacial melting, triggering the … provinces. Across South Asia, a lethal, record-breaking heat wave continues to scorch the region. Northwest and central …
… Record high early summer temperatures, heat-absorbing soot, and diminishing winter snowfall colluded … end of the century. Much of the melting was caused by heat waves in June. The high temperatures were compounded by … coldwater fish. … Record high early summer temperatures, heat-absorbing soot, and diminishing winter snowfall colluded …
… Heat waves over Europe have increased three to four times … states explain almost all of the upward trend in heat waves in western Europe, and around 30 percent over the … of double jets explained about 30 percent of heat-wave trends for the whole of Europe, but in the western …
… common in the future, with the region's exposure to lethal heat stress potentially nearly tripling if global warming … number of people who could experience dangerous levels of heat stress at warming levels of 1.5C and 2C. It looked at … is...needed to fight against heat stress and heat wave-related problems," said T.V. Lakshmi Kumar, an …
… executives were sitting in their offices dropping off from heat exhaustion, probably something would be done more … Malo Outdoor workers must be better protected from extreme heat with nationwide regulations to fill a dangerous lack of … The National Weather Service warned this week of a heat wave that was predicted to bring temperatures in Houston, …
… A 90-fold increase in the frequency of monthly heat extremes in the past ten years compared to 1951-1980 has … data. Their analysis reveals that so-called 3-sigma heat events, which deviate strongly from what is normal in a … a standard deviation. For example, 2020 brought prolonged heat waves to both Siberia and Australia, contributing to the …
… deadly conditions repeatedly, suffering the most damaging heat effects, at least as far as human life is concerned, of … on the planet. The study shows that the risk of deadly heat waves is significantly increased because of intensive … of the Midwest in the U.S. That increased vulnerability to heat arises because the irrigation exposes more water to …
According to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization, the number of deaths attributable to drought appears to be declining over time. One possible factor here? Many countries have become more adept at staving off famine during dry spells, reports Vox...