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Displaying 135 of about 1266 results… differentiated questions on how risks and responses to heat stress vary among the different social categories in the … well as the important factors that affect vulnerability to heat stress. … This study addresses socially differentiated questions on how risks and responses to heat stress vary among the different social categories in the …
… This policy brief examines the impacts of heat waves and drought on women’s food security, economic … has the potential to improve their resilience to heat waves and drought, as well as deliver potentially … and harmful male coping mechanisms. … GENDERED IMPACTS OF HEAT WAVES AND DROUGHT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: A REVIEW IN …
… Ahmedabad implemented South Asia’s first heat action plan (HAP) after a 2010 heatwave. This study … deaths were avoided in the post-HAP period. Extreme heat and HAP warnings after implementation were associated … other cities attempting to increase resilience to extreme heat. … Ahmedabad implemented South Asia’s first heat action …
… will bring benefits to the population by reducing the heat exposure connected to global warming. Researchers have … will lead the population being exposed to 40% less heat in Europe and 35% less in India by 2050. On the other … project that inspired this study, “air conditioning as a heat adaptation strategy risks undermining our mitigation …
… is to characterize municipal interventions to extreme heat events (EHEs) and compare U.S. jurisdictions with and without formal heat action plans. Increasingly frequent and intense EHEs are … reported having a definition of excessive heat or heat wave compared to 30% in 2011, and 95.7% reported including …
… small or medium, and locally-specific disasters such as heat wave , thunderstorm and lightning. [...] Dr Mishra … small or medium, and locally-specific disasters such as heat wave , thunderstorm and lightning. [...] Dr Mishra …
… The current heat wave situation in India is a wake-up call for the need to … on public health. India is currently facing a severe heat wave that arrived much early in 2023. On 18 April 2023, …
… People living near coasts more likely to experience heat waves while grappling with power outages. As Earth warms … of major hurricanes but are also more likely to experience heat waves while grappling with widespread power outages. … They estimated that the risk of a hurricane-blackout-heat wave lasting more than five days in a 20-year span would …
… [...] Lauterbach is planning a heat protection plan based on the French model, which defines different degrees of severity of a heat wave and links them to specific measures in each case. These …
… preparedness in the event of a heatwave. According to the Heat Wave Action Plan - 2019 formulated by the state government, … the maximum temperature to 39.9 degree Celsius. While the Heat Wave Action Plan of 2019 lists out short-, medium- and …
… risks and natural hazards, such as flood, drought, storm, heat wave, cold wave, cyclone and avalanche. It outlines the … risks and natural hazards, such as flood, drought, storm, heat wave, cold wave, cyclone and avalanche. It outlines the …
… A sudden heat wave and resulting flooding could be disastrous for … preventable and unacceptable disaster'. … A sudden heat wave and resulting flooding could be disastrous for …
… 2020. Research is increasingly showing how drought, heat, and wildfire influence each other. Ongoing … Mankin, Amanda Sheffield, and Isla Simpson Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires are among the costliest and most … in advancing the science of and responses to drought–heat wave–wildfire events. First, feedbacks involved in shaping …
… As the season of monsoons, heat waves and cyclones hits, many Asian and Pacific Island … are likely to also battle weather-related crises, from heat waves to cyclones, in coming months, disaster experts … during the lockdown, scientists warned. An intense heat wave last May and June caused widespread deaths across India. …
… Assessment; (iv) Emerging Disaster But Yet To Be Termed — Heat Wave; (v) Hospital Safety Scenario in Chhattisgarh; (vi) … Assessment; (iv) Emerging Disaster But Yet To Be Termed — Heat Wave; (v) Hospital Safety Scenario in Chhattisgarh; (vi) …