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This report examines the role of companies in building a water-secure world. The cost of water risks to business could be over five times greater than the cost of taking action now to address those risks, according to a new report by CDP, a non-profit that runs the world’s environmental disclosure platform. The report finds that the companies disclosing…
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… Later rains will mean later crop harvests, more extreme heat waves, and more intense wildfires. “For monsoon regions, … Later rains will mean later crop harvests, more extreme heat waves, and more intense wildfires. “For monsoon regions, …
… By A.R. Siders and Katharine Mach June’s record-breaking heat wave left more than 40 million Americans sweltering in … prepared. Sometimes small adaptations can help reduce the heat or minimize the damage. But when the risks get too high, …
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… The current issue of UMID magazine presents European heat action plans and shows heat precautions in federal states and municipalities. … Another focus is COVID-19: disease severity in the first wave, corona and the effects on air quality, wastewater …
… wide areas  and flooded  subway stations in China . Heat waves shattered records in  the Pacific Northwest ,  … events. In addition, storm systems are fueled by latent heat – the energy released into the atmosphere when water … Increased moisture in the atmosphere also enhances latent heat in storm systems, increasing their intensity. Research …
… conditions, such as cracks forming because of exposure to heat and dryness. Individually, they might not have been disasters When multiple hazards, such as droughts, heat waves, wildfires and extreme rainfall, interact, human … to as compound events – for example, a drought and heat wave hitting at the same time. Their combined impact can be …
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… increased prevalence of natural hazards such as extreme heat, intensified cyclones and extreme rainfall. … SAMOA … HAZARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Heat Waves 11 Drought 12 Flood, Cyclones, and Storm Surge 13 … is increasing the risks associated with saline intrusion, wave-driven flooding, and coastal erosion. • Biodiversity and …
… effects of sea level rise and storm surge, but also for wave runup at exposed open coasts. Here it finds that the … effects of sea level rise and storm surge, but also for wave runup at exposed open coasts. Here it finds that the …
… the dike only during storm conditions. Because of the wave-damping capacity of the salt-marsh foreland and the gentle seaward slope (which reduces wave impact), the grass-covered clay layer is sufficient to … by asphalt, concrete or stones to resist the design wave loads. The researchers aim to identify the barriers and …
… than 50% of the world’s population, cities experience more heat stress, water scarcity, air pollution and energy … made from concrete and asphalt that absorb and retain more heat than natural surfaces and perturb other local-scale … such as green infrastructure intervention to reduce urban heat stress on large scales.” Currently, the projections do …
… Tasman Sea. Small-scale eddies dominate the transport of heat throughout the ocean, and drive mixing in the ocean (including of nutrient supplies). Both ocean heat and ocean biology play a major role in climate and … in the Southern Ocean. These large ocean currents transfer heat to the air, impacting our Southern Hemisphere climate. …
… and in South America. Concrete-filled urban areas act as "heat islands" that absorb and then slowly release the sun's heat, making them hotter than surrounding rural areas. In cities like São Paulo, that extra heat combines with humidity arriving from the nearby Atlantic …
… more extreme weather events globally  including cold and heat waves, floods, droughts, wildfires and storms. [...] In … more extreme weather events globally  including cold and heat waves, floods, droughts, wildfires and storms. [...] In …
… pressures. Delhi and Gurugram suffer from urban heat island effects, water scarcity in summers and flooding … pressures. Delhi and Gurugram suffer from urban heat island effects, water scarcity in summers and flooding …
… infrastructure,  protecting coastal communities against wave action and storm impacts , the reefs are  suffering … enhanced with coral restoration and designed to induce wave breaking, reduce or redirect destructive erosional … infrastructure,  protecting coastal communities against wave action and storm impacts , the reefs are  suffering …

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