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Displaying 285 of about 1925 resultsDue to the impacts of climate change, several cities have adopted adaptive measures in order to face extreme weather events: "In Seoul, for instance, they have removed a highway and restored an ancient river running through the city. This creates a wind corridor to it keep cool, and will also help drain water away in times of high rainfall," Simon Reddy…
… efforts have been directed at the problem of rising heat in cities. “Smart” cities create new relationships and … city respond to the devastating scale and impact of urban heat threats such as bushfires and heatwaves? The Australian Medical Association has warned heat is a “ silent killer ”. It notes that more Australians …
… of growing urbanization and aging populations mean for heat risks as the world grows hotter? In the future we will … temperatures due to climate change result in increased heat stress risk in many urban areas around the world. … densely built-up urban areas are prone to urban heat island effects where temperatures hardly cool down over …
… Brown Even with climate mitigation measures, the summer heat in Mecca will threaten the lives of many thousands of … will soon be in severe danger of death from the extreme heat in years when the Hajj takes place in mid-summer, … spend more than a week on the pilgrimage in unrelenting heat. The dates for the Hajj are fixed by the lunar cycle, …
… summers and monsoons are hotter by 3.6°C and 3.3°C on the heat index compared to the 1950s. An analysis by the Centre … of weather data for 2010-2017 reveals that average heat index of both the seasons has witnessed a steady upward trend. [...] The health costs of the heat island effect are massive. A study of excess mortalities …
… new report, ‘Dangerous Summer: Escalating Bushfire, Heat and Drought Risk‘, has found this summer is shaping up … have severe effects on human health, including both direct heat illnesses (e.g. heat exhaustion) and indirect impacts (e.g. cardiovascular …
… and the Augsburg University Hospital show that nocturnal heat significantly increases the risk of stroke. The findings … Alexandra Schneider investigated the effects of night-time heat on the risk of stroke. "We wanted to understand the … strokes over 15 years. The analysis shows that extreme heat at night increases the risk of stroke by seven percent. …
… Is climate action on extreme heat a human right? It was a provocative opening question … they were connected by an ever-pressing issue: extreme heat and human health. In one case, a group of women known as … adults, like them, were particularly vulnerable to extreme heat, a present and future climate justice issue. Rightfully …
… By Gulrez Shah Azhar, Aspen Institute When heat waves hit, women - stuck indoors, wearing heavy clothing … Over the past few years, we have seen particularly deadly heat waves - increasingly a problem with climate change - in … days inside, they may drink no water at all. In a heat wave, this significantly increases the risks of dehydration …
… which tend to be hotter than rural areas due to the “urban heat island” effect—where the high density of buildings, parking lots, and pavement absorb and retain heat. These higher temperatures can exacerbate health … using more air conditioning. As climate change makes heat waves more frequent, cities are particularly …
… understand the implementation of a micro-scale urban heat island risk assessment, researchers conducted a study … any Italian city. Extreme weather conditions – including heat waves, and the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon– are among the predominant …
… Carolina State University researchers found drought and heat waves could make air pollution worse for communities … reduce people’s pollution exposure, except during severe heat waves. “We have known that air pollution … at NC State. “What we know now is that drought and heat waves makes things worse.” For the study, researchers …
Indian cities, afflicted by rising temperatures and poor air quality, are becoming hot spots of ozone pollution, which has proven a difficult problem to fix.LLutyens' Delhi is one of the most iconic neighborhoods of India’s capital. Home to the country’s parliament, numerous embassies, and a lush, 90-acre Mughal-era park, it’s an architectural paradise,…
… could strain grids that are not used to unprecedented heat waves. This summer, as much as two thirds of the United … But in the summer, the biggest threat to the grid is heat and the air-conditioning residents rely on to cool off. … high temperature and much more about a wider-spread heat event.” “The whole system in the summer is designed to …
… there is no official heatwave warning, the threat from heat remains. “Heat stress is usually 1−4 ºC higher on heatwave days than on … days,” the study titled ‘Excess Mortality Risk Due to Heat Stress in Different Climatic Zones of India’ found. …