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Displaying 15 of about 153 results… catastrophe, countries in western Europe experienced a heat wave that resulted in 27,000 dead: 15,000 deaths in France, … critical public health measures that can save life in a heat emergency are early warning systems, the immediate …
… The heat wave in week 30 of 2019 caused 2,964 deaths. This is nearly … more deaths than during an average summer week. During the heat waves in 2006, the number of additional fatalities per … mortality rates. This year, there was a nationwide heat wave from 22 up to and including 27 July. It was brief but …
… a post mortem in order for families to be compensated for heat-wave related deaths, reports Reuters. Recent natural … a post mortem in order for families to be compensated for heat-wave related deaths, reports Reuters. Recent natural …
… At least 2,200 Indians this summer have died in a heat wave, making it the deadliest heat wave in the country, reports Quartz. Those most …
… studies — including a 2002 book by Eric Klinenberg, “Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago,” and the 2018 … and Latinos, at a rate four times higher. [...] The ‘95 heat wave changed how the city responds to extreme …
… According to preliminary register data, the extended heat wave of last summer caused around 380 premature deaths. This … daily mortality grew by on average 14 per cent during the heat wave compared to regular rates. The effects were within …
… Over the last 30 years, increasingly broiling summer heat has claimed more American lives than flooding, tornadoes … and tens of thousands perished in Russia during extreme heat in 2010. The threat is particularly severe in already … of hot and poor parts of rural Pakistan. But experts say heat remains underestimated as a threat by governments, aid …
… in Western India is preparing for the increasingly extreme heat of the city which becomes more frequent globally due to … to prepare local communities for increasingly extreme heat in the city of Ahmedabad, through an early warning system and heat preparedness plan. It argues that climate change is …
… The 2017 Heat Action Plan is a comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in Ahmedabad. The Plan presents immediate and … coordination to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations. The 2017 Heat Action Plan …
… This brief describes the details of heat action plans launched in 2016 in Nagpur, Odisha and … coordination to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations. Cities and regions across … 2013, Ahmedabad became the first city to implement a heat wave early warning system and preparedness plan in South …
… The 2016 Heat Action Plan is an updated version of the first … early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in India launched in Ahmedabad in 2013. The Plan … coordination to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations. The Heat Action Plan aims to …
… early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in India launched in Ahmedabad in 2013. The Plan … coordination to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations. The Heat Action Plan aims to implement four key strategies: …
… this year, 65 people have perished from nearly 44C (111F) heat in Karachi, Pakistan – a city used to extreme heat. But the impact is not evenly distributed. For example, … in less vegetated areas had a 5% higher risk of death from heat-related causes. In 2017, researchers at University of …
… to integrate future climate trends in its projection of heat risk under different geographic conditions. Cooling … data to produce vulnerability maps that corelate urban heat islands with depleted tree covers, under different … regulations towards climate sensitive urban development. Heat vulnerability maps under different climate scenarios can …
… residents of the desert Southwest brace for extreme heat. But this year, heat waves have impacted areas from Seattle to Slovenia that … all over Europe have been sweating over “Lucifer,” a heat wave that caused at least two deaths and stoked forest fires. …