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Displaying 120 of about 3249 results… By Gracie Pearsall Pervasive climate-based heat affects all corners of the globe, even places that … are among the most important factors when it comes to heat and general climate vulnerability. However, solutions like green and reflective roofs are emerging as heat adaptation measures. Heat-related illness South Asia is …
… air temperatures, cool roofs could protect urbanites from heat waves By Priyanka Runwal This summer alone, intense heat waves have been to blame for at least 11 deaths in … – by 2050 these reflective roofs could bring down heat wave exposures (defined as each time a person experiences a …
… least 40 people died during China’s record-breaking 2013 heat wave, when temperatures spiked to more than 105°F. The deadly event was just one of a string of intensifying heat waves that have hit the country over the past 50 years, …
… 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 …
… change will lead to unprecedented, societally disruptive heat extremes in the Middle East and North Africa. The Middle … heatwaves in the region. Such extraordinary heat events will have a severe impact on the people of the … future hot spells and characterised them with the Heat Wave Magnitude Index. The good match among the model results …
… not just more intense but also longer lasting periods of heat, drought and rain during summer as the planet warms, … combined with global warming will lead to much more severe heat waves in the future. “Our study found that if the world … compounds impacts. During the 2018 European heat wave several spells of hot and dry weather, each lasting …
… of prolonged droughts in recent years and from a lengthy heat wave last year as climate change brings drier conditions and … of prolonged droughts in recent years and from a lengthy heat wave last year as climate change brings drier conditions …
… "Heat and High Water" examines climate threats and resilience … while elucidating lessons valuable to a global audience. … Heat and High Water Nine Pathways to Climate Resilient … / 20 References / 22 CHAPTER 3. Riding the Adaptation Wave in the Water and Sanitation Sector / 27 Climate Change …
… Between the record-breaking global heat and extreme downpours, it’s hard to ignore that … biggest role. A recent study determined that the weekslong heat wave in Texas and Mexico that started in June 2023 would have …
… struggle to stay cool. Authorities in some parts of heat-baked Sindh province have banned outdoor work in the … summer crops also have dried before ripening as extreme heat evaporates the water from irrigation channels, farmers … days in advance and issue alerts, he said. So far three heat alerts have been issued for Karachi this year, he said. …
… cooling system, we’re well designed to beat the heat . But hot weather already limits our ability to work and … In fact, our physiology places bounds on the level of heat and humidity we can cope with . The normal temperature … evaporating water (mainly through sweating) to dissipate heat. The “wetbulb” temperature is a measure that includes …
Climate change is making an already difficult search for fish harder, boosts costs for fuel, ice and nets
By Colin Daileda
Thankachan Polayalil has been a fisherman for 42 of his 65 years, long enough to remember when fish were visible from land, brimming just beyond the palm trees of the Malabar Coast.
Now his boat is equipped with an echolocation m…
Cities will be on the frontlines of climate adaptation. Building up their resilience has the potential to drive one of the largest infrastructure build-outs in history and will likely require innovative sources of financing.
Although the timing, scope and magnitude of the consequences of global warming remain uncertain, the potential ri…
“The only thing that is predictable is the unpredictability of rainfall, which makes it difficult to deal with adaptation measures" said Dr Tanya Abrahamse, chief executive of the South African National Biodiversity Institute at a workshop addressing the country’s preparations for the hosting of the 17th Conference of the Parties to take place in Durban…
… food and energy shortages. Experts say the extreme heat is a grim preview of what the climate crisis has in … hottest month on record in India since 1901. The extreme heat also came earlier in the year than normal, covered a … affected farmers with little shelter from the heat and whose crops have wilted in the scorching sun. …