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Displaying 75 of about 1853 results… Heat waves, cold snaps and high levels of fine particulate … attack risk; however, the most dangerous combination is heat and fine particulate pollution, according to a new study … a single Chinese province found that days that had extreme heat, extreme cold or high levels of fine particulate matter …
… entire Southeast Asian region gripped by the same deadly heat wave. “When looking at the heat wave, a lot of the media attention is focused on India, …
… provinces of Argentina. And worst of all, it’s that the heat won’t subside until next weekend. Faced with this … provinces of Argentina. And worst of all, it’s that the heat won’t subside until next weekend. Faced with this …
… census tracts most vulnerable and most exposed to extreme heat Four Twenty Seven, a California-based climate risk … firm, today announced a new online tool, the California Heat Assessment Tool (CHAT), that projects health impacts of … Seven found that an event equivalent to the 2006 heat wave has a 50 percent chance of occurring two to three times …
… inequality of the compound risk of aging and extreme heat wave exposure of global cities under future scenarios. This … increasing the risk of population exposure to extreme heat. Cities are particularly at a higher risk of heat …
… 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 …
… records that go back to the 1880s. Globally, the rise in heat-related deaths is stunning: from less than 6,000 in … National Policy on Disaster Management, 2009, recognise heat waves as a natural calamity so few resources are … government has been known to routinely underestimate heat wave tolls . It only counts heat strokes and heat wave …
… just weather patterns and climate that are interconnected. Heat waves carry with them far-ranging effects, some that have no borders. The most obvious, of course, is heat-related deaths. While there hasn't been an official count of deaths attributed to this heat wave, the last major heat wave, which occurred in 2015, is …
… 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 …
… By Vishwa Mohan Over 6,100 people have died in India due to heat waves in the last nine years (2010-18), with the year … Vardhan, on Wednesday said a latest study had shown that heat waves have increased in many parts of the country, with … of casualties since 2015 despite the severity of heat wave occurrences. [...] Noting that the heat action plan is a …
… In the present study, the methodology is adapted for heat waves and is applied in the city of Arad, Romania. Based … as well as a risk matrix for the night- and the daytime. A heat wave risk map was then developed that can be used by the …
… to predict the frequency of summertime co-occurrence of heat wave and air pollution in China. The model provides useful … Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Heat wave and air pollution co-occurrence becomes more …
… accuracy of temperature forecasts , particularly during heat waves like large parts of the U.S. have been … that went the other way and overestimated the summer heat or winter cold had little impact. That doesn’t mean … accuracy of temperature forecasts , particularly during heat waves like large parts of the U.S. have been …
… (NDMA) today (May 11, 2018) conducted a meeting with 17 heat wave-prone States to review their preparedness and mitigation … people about the simple ways of mitigating the impact of heat waves and lightning. Shri Jain also asked the States to …
… to which S2S climate forecasts could be incorporated into heat-health action plans, to support timely public health decision-making ahead of imminent heat wave events in Europe. Heat waves have been responsible for …