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Displaying 15 of about 45 results… weather recorded during March and April this year. This heat accelerated glacier melting in Pakistan’s north, … caused these unusual weather events: a one in 100-year heat wave and rainfall over nine times the average rainfall in …
… development programmes. Floods, Droughts, Cyclones, Heat Waves and Cold Waves, Dengue, JE and COVID-19 have been … cooperation with the private sector. Following the first wave of COVID-19 last year, it became imperative to better … numbers of Incidences for JE, Dengue, Drought, Floods, Heat waves, Cold waves and Cyclone during 1995-2020. 48 …
… and marine wetlands, work together to attenuate wave action and storm energy, providing the first line of … improved air and water quality, reduction of urban heat islands, and improvements to stormwater management. … water purification, stormwater management, reduction of heat islands, exposure to microbiota, and provisioning …
… over seven hundred Chicago residents died in a week-long heat wave.40 African Americans were the group most at risk, being … age, social isolation is a critical risk factor during heat waves and other disasters.44 The elderly are also …
… f lood frequency, and changes in the incidence of extreme heat, wildfires, and other hazards (see Chapter Three). To … and magnitude of weather-related hazards, including heat waves, droughts, wildfires, severe storms, tropical and … 18 natural hazards: avalanche, coastal f lood, cold wave, drought, earthquake, hail, heat wave, hurricane and …
… 1940s climate,” he says. Pakistan experienced prolonged heat waves in April and May, when temperatures reached above … 1940s climate,” he says. Pakistan experienced prolonged heat waves in April and May, when temperatures reached above …
… every year the country participates in the CARIBE WAVE 22 Tsunami Exercise, as part of a public awareness … and preschool, children taking part in the Caribbean wave exercise, local singers creating a song for awareness, … large amount of Risk Data is lacking for example: tsunami wave run up, storm surge, storm driven waves, detailed flood …
… concrete house in Fajardo subject to 1.5-foot (0.5-meter) wave heights. Current FIRM and Advisory Data: VE Zone. Right, … beachfront house in Punta Santiago, Humacao subjected to wave heights greater than 1.5 feet (0.5 meters). Current … an elevated concrete house withstood wind and coastal wave forces. Current FIRM: VE Zone. …
… Fires research will continue over 2021-22 with a second wave of the survey and additional focus groups and … two parts: (a) A survey, which was conducted in 2020-21 (Wave 1) and will be conducted again in 2021-22 (Wave 2), including both paid and volunteer personnel in fire …
… tsunami would have traveled, with on shore wave amplitudes significantly higher than would be expected … to an earthquake-generated tsunami9. A 1.2 m high tsunami wave was observed at Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa on Tongatapu … broken the surface and afterwards was eroded away by wave action. It is south of Late Island and southwest of …
… and from Karlovasi and Vathy in northern Samos with wave heights reaching up to 1.9 m (Dogan et al., 2021). The … their location as they were also impacted by the tsunami wave. Moreover, a significant part of their historical centre … distances, (B) USGS topography-based average shear wave velocity (VS30) distribution of the region, (C) The …
… to absorb storm events, as wider beaches dissipate more wave energy, hence reducing erosion of the dunes (natural … another example of nature- based solutions by which wave loads on coastal dikes can be reduced considerably (see … The efficiency of vegetated foreshores for reducing wave loads on coastal dikes, Coast. Eng., 116, 42–56, …
… at the top of a plant that have been protected from the heat of fire by compact leaf bases [7,15,17]. These are … [16], or sufficient height to avoid exposure to intense heat [18]. Resprouting is stimulated when the vegetation … either in a habitat feature that provides protection from heat and flames or in an unburnt patch of forest, is the main …
… risk Heatwave Desertification Coastal erosion Urban heat land effect Emerging health risks Flooding Risks of … risks, due to water/air-borne diseases and increasing heat extremes, affecting vulnerable groups. 40% of lost working hours due to heat stress in 2030 are in the construction sector, …
… ignited by windborne embers, together with increasing heat flux. (BAL 19 Construction Requirements) • BAL 29: … ignited by windborne embers, together with increasing heat flux. (BAL 29 Construction Requirements) 18Strengthening … ignited by windborne embers, together with increasing heat flux and with the increased likelihood of exposure to …