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… Press release: Washington – As the planet warms further, heat-waves and other weather extremes that today occur once … World Bank Group. Climate change impacts such as extreme heat events may now be unavoidable because the Earth’s … security at risk, according to the report, Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the New Climate Normal. Many of the worst …
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… impacts • resilience • water • hazards (droughts, floods, heat waves, frost) • vulnerability and adaptation … This … impacts • resilience • water • hazards (droughts, floods, heat waves, frost) • vulnerability and adaptation …
… technologies to increase resilience, such as drought- and heat-resistant crop varieties, in the context of climate … technologies to increase resilience, such as drought- and heat-resistant crop varieties, in the context of climate …
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… and in buildings that are poorly ventilated and absorb heat. This increases the risk of heat stress and heat deaths. Poor neighbourhoods with weak infrastructure, …
… more ocean acidification and extreme droughts, floods and heat waves. The poor and vulnerable will be most affected,” … us to give up. The solutions are already here. A growing wave of people, communities, corporations and investors … more ocean acidification and extreme droughts, floods and heat waves. The poor and vulnerable will be most affected,” …
… and water stress index, cooling demand change and heat event exposure, habitat degradation and crop yield, … and water stress index, cooling demand change and heat event exposure, habitat degradation and crop yield, …
… along with increases in the frequency and intensity of heat waves, droughts and wildfire. Public schools in many … to future low flows. Agriculture : Rising temperatures, heat waves and droughts can reduce crop yield and slow cattle …

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