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Displaying 15 of about 151 results… people died than would normally have been expected as a heat wave gripped Europe’s south this summer, according to … data. Across the Mediterranean, people were brought low by heat of an intensity and duration that is becoming …
… the critical first few months of the pandemic: the first wave. The issue includes articles on: Developing a … the critical first few months of the pandemic: the first wave. The issue includes articles on: Developing a …
… This issue discusses the second wave of the COVID -19 pandemic hit India in the beginning of … of South Asia disasters.net is titled ‘COVID- 19 Second Wave and Indian Cities’ and highlights how India’s cities were impacted from the second wave of the pandemic. In doing so, there are also …
… buildings experience growing health risks due to heat stress - this is called thermal inequity. These … buildings experience growing health risks due to heat stress - this is called thermal inequity. These …
… in Arizona and Florida became hot spots for sickening heat. By Sofia Moutinho and Elisabeth Gawthrop Mario Wilcox … overheated body. Now he finds it vital in the intensifying heat of Fort Pierce, Fla., and especially his heat-stressed neighborhood. About this project This story was …
… Study says 37 per cent of heat-related deaths in summer are linked to climate change … An international team of researchers has quantified how heat-related deaths are attributable to global warming, with … 43 countries an average of 37 per cent of warm-season heat-related deaths could be attributed to anthropogenic …
… Rising heat: It’s been the theme of this American summer. As we confront wildfires, “heat domes,” and moments like the day in July when more than … Washington, DC have ventured out that day if the heat wave we were suffering had been treated with the same urgency …
… Tim Radford As ever, the poorest people will most feel the heat in a hotter world. But a green growth initiative could … cities of the US Southwest are caught up in extremes of heat , the poorest people who live in the least prosperous … hotter than their white, well-heeled neighbours. Excess heat is linked to heat stroke, exhaustion, respiratory and …
… the “Urban Nature Declaration.” It aims to reduce the heat island effect, stem urban flooding and improve living … the “Urban Nature Declaration.” It aims to reduce the heat island effect, stem urban flooding and improve living …
… final recommendations for adaptation measures to flood and heat wave events in Cần Thơ. Stakeholders were asked to provide … assessed. A total of 17 adaptation measures for flood and heat waves were identified and validated using the modelling …
… By David Hosansky Although extreme heat is a leading cause of weather-related illness and death, … to adopt, suggests that exposure to extreme indoor heat may be connected to a greater number of heat-related deaths than previously believed, especially …
… of people in regions across the world affected by extreme heat stress – a potentially fatal combination of heat and humidity – could increase nearly 15-fold if the … - the number of people living in areas affected by extreme heat stress rises from 68 million today to around one …
… that are working to reduce the inequitable distribution of heat risks across populations and urban areas. As cities are … and population groups are more affected by urban heat than others. At the same time, some policy responses to heat impacts can be unfair. To address this, cities can apply …
… By Leticia Miranda As a brutal heat wave rips across the country, thousands of workers who toil outdoors face risks of heat stress, with no specific federal standard that covers …
… are rising , but there are fewer deaths linked to extreme heat. As the epidemiologist Julio Díaz, 61, points out, “it … by around 0.4ºC every decade, so is the threshold at which heat kills – currently by 0.6º C per decade. “It’s taking … to die,” he says. [...] “In 2003 there was a brutal heat wave,” says Díaz, indicating the turning point. “In Spain, …