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Displaying 195 of about 1294 results… most at risk – including acting ahead of a forecast cold wave. To achieve this, the Start Fund’s developed ‘Anticipatory alert B039: cold wave anticipation in Bangladesh’. Trigger monitoring and … this alert, FOREWARN Bangladesh analysed six years of cold wave data. This identified 11 districts vulnerable to cold …
… it produces two types of waves of energy. The smaller P wave (or compressional wave) of an earthquake arrives just before the larger S wave (or shear wave). It moves faster than the S wave because …
… On the afternoon of April 13, 2018, a large wave of water surged across Lake Michigan and flooded the … the Great Lakes caused by an atmospheric inertia-gravity wave. An atmospheric inertia-gravity wave is a wave of air that can run from 6 to 60 miles long …
… new climate-related challenges. Prolonged extreme heat and humid days are increasing because of the accelerated … ambient temperatures on land, including driving extreme heat conditions. In summer 2023, the city of San Juan experienced a prolonged heat wave, with heat indices above 100 F (38 C). This level is …
… economic damages. Final costs and losses from the cold wave are still unavailable. “Systematic monitoring of … region" added Professor D. Guha‐Sapir. “Storms, floods and heat waves are major threats to Europe, and it is urgent to … region" added Professor D. Guha‐Sapir. “Storms, floods and heat waves are major threats to Europe, and it is urgent to …
… paper, published in the journal Natural Hazards, examined wave and sea level data around historic flood events and … which has an average land elevation of just one metre. Wave ‘set up’ – the raising of water levels at the coast … of flooding. This effect was increased by prolonged swell wave conditions, where large, energetic waves are generated …
… 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 …
… used to help emergency officials prepare for the next big wave. [...] The game uses a mix of virtual reality headsets, … emergency resources as fires break out. Then a tsunami wave arrives and water floods through some areas of the city. … used to help emergency officials prepare for the next big wave. [...] The game uses a mix of virtual reality headsets, …
… 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 …
… Management (DDM) Ms. Carishma Hicks said that CARIBE WAVE 18 provided an opportunity for the Territory to test its … in the tsunami exercise and has made available a ‘CARIBE WAVE feedback survey’ that individuals can use to provide … to better promote, implement and communicate future CARIBE WAVE information and messages. This feedback will also inform …
… which utilised latest research tools to assess baseline wave climate and its variability as well as the predicted changes in wave climate in the Pacific region. Acting Director for SPC’s … Division Akuila Tawake said that understanding the wave climate in the Pacific region is important for climate …
… rivers and farms as well as breaking the stifling heat of the summer months. However, this year, the monsoon … at risk of different climate extremes – whether an extreme heat wave, cyclone, drought, flooding or sea level rise – and …
… Energy Coastal Environmental Problems and Marine Ecology Wave-Structure Interaction Wave-Seabed－Structure Interaction Geotechnical Design … Energy Coastal Environmental Problems and Marine Ecology Wave-Structure Interaction Wave-Seabed－Structure Interaction …
… on record, whilst Spain and Italy suffered from extreme heat. Sand and dust storms in the Sahara reduced visibility … of the United States of America is facing a blistering heat-wave and devastating wildfires in Colorado. “All these are …
… of heatwave, intensified cyclones, saline intrusion, wave-driven flooding, and permanent inundation. Tuvalu faces … a potential long-term threat from permanent inundation and wave-driven flooding, and some studies have suggested that … of heatwave, intensified cyclones, saline intrusion, wave-driven flooding, and permanent inundation. Tuvalu faces …