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Displaying 30 of about 312 results… 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. …
… how local governments in Canada are adapting to extreme heat and the increasing risk of extreme events due to climate … and implementation of actions to address extreme heat risks. This report helps to raise awareness of health risks from extreme heat, offers examples of heat-health adaptation and is …
… end of this century climate change could lead to summer heat waves with levels of heat and humidity that exceed what humans can survive without … agricultural production, it doesn’t need to be the heat wave itself that kills people. Production will go down, so …
… planning to save citizens from the harmful effects of a heat wave. This was stated by Karachi Commissioner Ejaz Ahmed Khan … collaboration with the Karachi Administration is devising `Heat Stroke Management Plan’. [..] … KARACHI: Work is being …
… 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 …
… - to help local governments reduce the effect of increased heat on their communities and citizens. Individually, each … This discussion paper also examines the existing urban heat mitigation policies and interventions, including … Governments face challenges in adapting to urban heat because of the complexity of choices available, limited …
… 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 …
… Australia to adopt standards to protect occupants against heat stress. “The research highlights to the public that heat stress inside apartments is a real issue and that we … need to be concerned about most buildings should a heat wave coincide with a power black out which would eliminate …
… By Gracie Pearsall Pervasive climate-based heat affects all corners of the globe, even places that … are among the most important factors when it comes to heat and general climate vulnerability. However, solutions like green and reflective roofs are emerging as heat adaptation measures. Heat-related illness South Asia is …
… least 40 people died during China’s record-breaking 2013 heat wave, when temperatures spiked to more than 105°F. The deadly event was just one of a string of intensifying heat waves that have hit the country over the past 50 years, …
… Rife with asphalt and concrete that absorb and radiate heat, many U.S. cities amount to giant heat traps, scientists say. By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK - When scorching heat descends on New York City in the summer, Harlem resident …
… By Merrill Singer Last week’s record-setting heat in the Pacific Northwest and current triple-digit … In a time of global warming and intensifying summer heat waves, life in cities is becoming more perilous. As I … extreme weather events. During the lethal summer heat wave in Europe in 2003, for example, when tens of thousands …
… set of durum wheat varieties that can withstand up to 40°C heat along the Senegal River basin. If scaled up, the … Council, ICARDA scientists developed super-early and heat-tolerant durum wheat cultivars and tested them in the … set of durum wheat varieties that can withstand up to 40°C heat along the Senegal River basin. If scaled up, the …
… state - one of the few parts of South Asia that has a heat emergency plan. Odisha's government departments have … been asked to put in place measures in anticipation of heat waves this summer. The world has already experienced … and Shanghai in China could still be exposed to deadly heat each year, according to a recent study by British …
… to cool her home in the face of increasingly brutal summer heat. The 54-year-old is sure she'll need the sacks again … But stiflingly high humidity, combined with surging heat, nonetheless made city temperatures "feel" above 50 … feel 10 degrees Celsius hotter, according to the city's heat action plan - are rapidly making summers seem …