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Displaying 15 of about 92 results… This report reviews the implications of heat stress in working environments, how it affects the human … productivity, and how it can be managed. Examples of heat stress in agriculture, including forestry, are given, … Poverty”). … This report reviews the implications of heat stress in working environments, how it affects the human …
… Recent marine heat waves have caused devastating impacts on marine … in understanding past and future changes in marine heat waves and their risks for marine ecosystems is needed to … manner. There is overwhelming evidence that atmospheric heat waves over land are changing under global warming, …
… an NCAR senior scientist. "As climate change continues to heat the oceans, we can expect more supercharged storms like … opportunity to study in detail how the storm fed off the heat stored in that 930-mile wide ocean basin. The team … The process of evaporation also requires energy from heat, and the warmer the temperatures are in the upper ocean …
… can be a powerful tool in the fight against excessive city heat. Not only does greenery provide shade, it stimulates … and cooling the hot, dry Andalusian air. The contemporary heat-proof city could follow suit, accommodating ponds, … light and views but can mean buildings trap unwanted heat in summer and don’t retain it in winter. We can easily …
… report demonstrates links between increased upper ocean heat content due to global warming with the extreme rainfalls … prior to the beginning of northern summer of 2017, ocean heat content was the highest on record both globally and in … Harvey via ocean evaporative cooling. The lost ocean heat was realized in the atmosphere as moisture, and then as …
… By Alistair Hobday [...] Marine heat waves are the early warning systems for these … and political impacts associated with intense marine heat waves, we need a naming convention and a consistent way … case for hurricanes. Naming and categorizing marine heat wave events will help researchers, communicators and the …
An extended dry season, wildfires and a lack of foreign currency suggest Zimbabwe's farmers face a tough growing season ahead
By Marko Phiri
An extended dry season, runaway wildfires and a lack of foreign currency for maize seed, fertiliser and fuel suggest Zimbabwe's small-scale farmers may face a tough growing season ahead, officials and farmers say…
… oceans are breaking temperature records in this summer of heat waves. Off the San Diego coast, scientists earlier this … 1916. [...] Between 1982 and 2016, the number of “marine heat waves” roughly doubled, and likely will become more … released Wednesday found. Prolonged periods of extreme heat in the oceans can damage kelp forests and coral reefs, …
… By Sandhya Sekar With drought and heat posing individual threats, there is also the looming threat of frequent double whammies of drought and heat. Studies show an increase in area and frequency of … with a drastic climatic event like concurrent drought and heat. The frequency of extreme weather events is going up …
By Owen Price
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service declared the earliest total fire bans in its history this week. The entire state was declared to be in drought on the same day.
The combination of winter drought and hot, dry weather has made dangerous fires increasingly likely.
Already this week two fires on the south coast hav…
… gets stuck. Rains can grow into floods, sunny days into heat waves, and tinder-dry conditions into wildfires.” … due to human-caused global warming which intensifies heat waves and heavy rainfall, and on top of that we could … 4.7 billion Canadian Dollars. “Clearly, the planetary wave pattern wasn’t the only cause for the fire – yet it was …
… The third in the Turn Down the Heat series, this report examines climate scenarios in three … well-being. The report complements the first Turn Down the Heat report (2012) that offered a global overview of climate … lower levels of warming. … The third in the Turn Down the Heat series, this report examines climate scenarios in three …
… only 45 days with what have not been considered heat wave temperatures. Such persistent warmth, scientists warn , … that knowledge to try to predict the impact of future heat waves on marine life in the gulf. A hot spot for warming …
… In 2018, summer weather included flooding in Japan, record heat waves in North America, Europe and Asia, wildfires in Greece and even parts of the Arctic. Heat and drought in California led to the worst wildfire … Science Center . "However, under certain circumstances the wave disturbance is effectively constrained by an atmospheric …
… By Jessica Sieff Extreme heat poses a unique challenge to cities in the United States. According to the National Weather Service, extreme heat accounts for 20 percent of deaths by natural hazard in … challenge for the city. During a particular brutal heat wave in the summer of 1995, more than 700 people in Chicago …