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Displaying 30 of about 106 results… The heat dome that killed 619 people two years ago was the … “We also found that health-care costs attributed to the heat wave amounted to $12 million.” [...] New alerts, an extreme …
… as big as the rest of the world because of the ‘urban heat island’ effect, new research shows. The study by an … for cities this century could be 2.6 times higher when heat island effects are taken into account than when they are … compared with a global average of 5.6 per cent. The urban heat island occurs when natural surfaces, such as vegetation …
… to implement the project, "Minimizing the impact of heat wave on vulnerable groups in Hanoi through capacity building … - a key component for determining whether to act before a heat wave - Mr. Hung said he hoped that representatives of …
… 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 …
… new report examines the impact of climate-driven extreme heat on women’s unpaid domestic labor, paid employment, and … investments, policies, and research. Extreme heat exposes stark gender inequalities Extreme heat affects … Climate change will nearly double the number of heat wave days in India, from fifteen under current climate …
… 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, …
… 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 …
… 85 cities across Europe and consider the impact of both heat and cold temperatures over the entire annual cycle. … costs. The study concluded that on average, UHI-induced heat-/cold-related mortality is associated with economic … of temperature-related mortality attributed to urban heat islands in European cities Wan Ting Katty Huang 1,2, …
By Katharine Murphy
Extreme weather over summer could reduce the output of coal, gas and hydro power generators and cause problems with the reliability of electricity supply, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator.
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“Extreme temperatures and extended heatwaves elevate the risk of extreme peak demands on the network, and can…
… Extreme heat — summertime temperatures and humidity that exceed the … Great Lakes areas to close or send students home early. A heat wave broke temperature records in Puerto Rico — the heat …
… caused by climate change will also make the phenomenon of “heat stress” more common. Heat stress refers to heat received in excess of that which the body can tolerate …
… a well-established metric denoting the lowest risk of heat-related mortality, as a function of climate change and … 3820 cities. The analysis notes that human adaptation to heat should be accounted in inferring on the magnitude of … indicators such as threshold values defining national heat-wave warnings18, hence indicating that heat adaptation is …
… is expected to result in an increase in work-related heat stress, damaging productivity and causing job and … poorest countries will be worst affected. An increase in heat stress resulting from global warming is projected to … and construction – two of the sectors worst affected by heat stress – are carried out in the shade. The new ILO …
… will spend more than double of New York's to manage urban heat generated due to massive concretisation as the summer … the need to mitigate the impacts of record-breaking heat, particularly in cities around the world subject to the urban heat island ( UHI ) effect (increase in heat due to man-made …
… over the next 30 years, as intensifying levels of heat stress are projected to impede worker productivity and … in the highest risk regions struggle to cope with mounting heat stress, but burgeoning urbanisation and booming demand … adaptation measures are implemented, the company says. Heat stress piles pressure on emerging markets Combining our …