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Displaying 45 of about 150 results… still floods causing havoc during the monsoon. Feeling the heat The summer months are increasingly hot, said the women … rural villages in Churachandpur have to bear the summer heat without amenities, in Lamka ceiling fans and standing … still floods causing havoc during the monsoon. Feeling the heat The summer months are increasingly hot, said the women …
… Heat stress - caused by high temperatures, low rainfall and … with climate experts warning of a threat to food supplies Heat stress is a mix of high temperatures and low moisture … (12 acres) of high-yielding rice. Now it's all over." The heat stress - caused by a mix of high temperatures, low …
… and extreme weather events such as drought, extreme heat and floods have led to rising wheat prices and food … in nature to survive tough conditions such as extreme heat, drought, flooding and poor soils. Plant breeders are … and extreme weather events such as drought, extreme heat and floods have led to rising wheat prices and food …
… rainfall can affect crop yield as much as excessive heat and drought. In a new study, an interdisciplinary team … expected yield. Data suggest that drought and excessive heat caused a yield loss of up to 37% during some years. The … biology and study co-author. “While drought and heat stress have been well dealt with in the existing models, …
… the amount of extreme weather such as severe droughts and heat waves, which can affect crop yields and food supplies. A … regions of the U.S. and China. The findings predict heat waves that happened approximately once every hundred … 82 degrees Fahrenheit), the plants start to suffer from heat stress. At temperatures over 32.8 degrees Celsius (about …
… 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 …
… now, no commercial crop has been designed to tolerate heat. We are working on this problem by trying to make … equation. Plants, unlike animals, cannot seek refuge from heat. The only solution is to make them better able to … crops . What happens to plants when they face extreme heat? Plants use photosynthesis to convert sunlight and …
… Sydney - Australia can expect even longer and hotter heat waves than the one now scorching wide swathes of the … position as an agricultural powerhouse. A blistering heat wave has settled over Australia's south and southeast …
… steamy cities revealed two-thirds experienced symptoms of heat exhaustion during heatwaves, the Red Cross decided to … by aid money released a few days ahead of a forecast heat spike, the centres - in tents and buses - offer a cool … mask-wearing, Faucet told an online event this week on heat stress and work. Organised by the Global Heat Health …
… [...] Extremely hot days and heat waves will increase, floods and wildfires will … Fahrenheit) will increase by tens of points. By then, heat waves will be so extreme they could not only damage … paid ten years ago. [...] … [...] Extremely hot days and heat waves will increase, floods and wildfires will …
… air humidity. Since lowering air humidity may reduce human heat stress, the net impact of soil desiccation on the … More specifically, morning dry soils attenuate afternoon heat stress anomaly by ~5%. This occurs because of reduced … contributes not only to the escalation of heat- wave temperatures (4, 9, 16–18) but also to the reduction in …
… . Scientists dubbed this event “The Blob.” Marine heat waves like The Blob have cropped up around the globe … ecological and economic damage they cause. Unprecedented Heat The Blob, which lasted three years, is the longest marine heat wave on record. Before that, a heat wave that began in 2015 …
… variability in that area, rather than by maximum heat alone. India and Pakistan do not feature in our results, … regularly having extremely high temperatures and levels of heat stress in absolute terms, when defined in terms of … therefore suggests India may experience even more extreme heat. Assuming the statistical distribution of daily maximum …
… This policy brief examines the impacts of heat waves and drought on women’s food security, economic … has the potential to improve their resilience to heat waves and drought, as well as deliver potentially … and harmful male coping mechanisms. … GENDERED IMPACTS OF HEAT WAVES AND DROUGHT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: A REVIEW IN …
New report finds major increase in urban and rural poor populations at high risk from a lack of access to cooling, totaling 1.09 billion people.
Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa at highest risk, with poverty impact of COVID-19 and rapidly growing hot cities contributing to increased risk.
Access to sustainable cooling is critical to ensure nutrition, h…