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Displaying 120 of about 639 resultsThis brief focuses on the extreme weather and humanitarian crises that have hit the Horn of Africa and Mozambique. It shows how the countries that have done little to fuel the climate crisis already face its worst impacts. The brief details how these countries are made more vulnerable to climate shocks because rich countries have failed to deliver…
… Thousands of annual heat-related deaths could be potentially avoided in major US … warmer worlds, to estimate changes in the number of heat-related deaths for 15 major US cities. Their findings … lower Paris Climate Goal could avoid 110 to 2,720 annual heat-related deaths during extreme heat-events, depending on …
… By Matthew Cappucci [...] It’s all about the heat index Heat waves in Europe are seldom accompanied by the humidity … of year, along with the East Coast on occasion. [...] The heat index is essentially a “feels like” temperature that …
… system during what will become the new normal of extreme heat. 1. It was hot At the end of last week it was hot. … improve our houses and building so they better manage the heat. Australian houses are sometimes called leaky tents; they let in the heat in summer and the cold in winter. [...] 2. Coal and gas …
… [...] Why are Kolkata’s temperatures rising? – The Urban Heat Island Effect in addition to greenhouse gases Warming by … major reason afflicting cities worldwide called the “urban heat island effect”. The heat island effect can cause temperatures in urban areas to …
… caused by climate change will also make the phenomenon of “heat stress” more common. Heat stress refers to heat received in excess of that which the body can tolerate …
… one resident put it: “… I’m not going to go outside in the heat to get in the pool.” External shading or heavy drapes … one resident put it: “… I’m not going to go outside in the heat to get in the pool.” External shading or heavy drapes …
… Human exposure to dangerous heat, driven by climatic and demographic changes, is … to face significantly increased exposure to dangerous heat in the coming decades. This … pathways in order to explore future exposure to dangerous heat across 173 large African cities. Employing multiple …
… Australia, our hottest summer on record points to more heat-related deaths to come. The record heatwaves have highlighted the damaging effects of heat stress. Understandably, it’s becoming a major public health challenge . The risk of extreme heat events and the adverse impacts on older people has been …
… of this century, the average spatial extent of summer heat waves in the United States could be up to 80% larger … algorithm to daily temperature data to identify contiguous heat wave regions across the U.S. during May to September in both …
… This figure shows what happens to heat flow with and without trees next to a house. The images … house without a tree next to it, and the resulting flow of heat. The images on the right show the house with a tree next to it, and how the tree affects the flow of heat toward and away from the house. Image provided by …
By Matt Blitz
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Catastrophic weather events are undoubtedly posing immeasurable risks to museums and cultural institutions in the D.C. region and across the globe. But it isn’t just the longer-lasting hurricanes or the more extreme rainstorms that threaten to destroy the most important of our cultural treasures. It’s the everyday realities of…
… is expected to result in an increase in work-related heat stress, damaging productivity and causing job and … poorest countries will be worst affected. An increase in heat stress resulting from global warming is projected to … and construction – two of the sectors worst affected by heat stress – are carried out in the shade. The new ILO …
… to better understand and manage the risks of extreme heat on human wellbeing, including the public health burden heat poses and the direct and indirect impacts of heat waves. The report offers a review of available heat …
… Change Research. The project aims to understand the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects on the daily lives of urban … Change Research. The project aims to understand the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects on the daily lives of urban …