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Displaying 75 of about 748 results… A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the … constant. This makes exposure to prolonged excessive heat much harder to overcome and the climate simulations, if … hotter sun and more CO2 in the atmosphere, of increasing heat for much of the planet. The result is a mostly hostile …
… The third in the Turn Down the Heat series, this report examines climate scenarios in three … well-being. The report complements the first Turn Down the Heat report (2012) that offered a global overview of climate … lower levels of warming. … The third in the Turn Down the Heat series, this report examines climate scenarios in three …
… local land temperatures by up to 5-6℃ on days of extreme heat. Our newly published research into a summer heatwave … in Adelaide suggests that a simple solution to extreme heat is literally at everyone’s doorstep. It relies on the … daytime land temperatures by up to 5-6℃ during extreme heat. The largest temperature reductions were in the hottest …
… Australia, our hottest summer on record points to more heat-related deaths to come. The record heatwaves have highlighted the damaging effects of heat stress. Understandably, it’s becoming a major public health challenge . The risk of extreme heat events and the adverse impacts on older people has been …
… tree planting and green space development to alleviate the heat island effect in lower-income neighbourhoods; … The project will also aim to reduce stormwater runoff and heat within the city through tree-planting campaigns that … tree planting and green space development to alleviate the heat island effect in lower-income neighbourhoods; …
… natural climate driver. Our new research explores how heat brought by El Niño can warm the ocean around West … that’s relative – it’s only 1–2°C above freezing, and the heat only warms the water on the continental shelf by about … natural climate driver. Our new research explores how heat brought by El Niño can warm the ocean around West …
… This figure shows what happens to heat flow with and without trees next to a house. The images … house without a tree next to it, and the resulting flow of heat. The images on the right show the house with a tree next to it, and how the tree affects the flow of heat toward and away from the house. Image provided by …
… below normal , likely connected to an extraordinary marine heat wave in the eastern North Atlantic. Sea surface temperatures … global warming. With that cooling effect turned off, the heat is increasingly evident. Arctic sea ice was also …
… of existing literature on the impacts of BGI on reducing heat-related disaster risk for women working in informal … on women’s leadership in BGI and how BGI can impact on the heat-related disaster risk of women in poor communities or … of climate change amplifying, many countries already face heat-related health issues, which has significant economic …
… temperatures influence wind patterns, and the payoff is a wave with more impact. What this means for marine creatures, … And Chinese scientists who have been calculating the heat absorbed by the oceans over the last 30 years have … Chinese and US researchers recently calculated the heat absorbed by the oceans as ever higher ratios of …
… in Nature Climate Change, scientists show how specific wave patterns in the jet stream strongly increase the chance … susceptible to these atmospheric patterns that get heat and drought locked into one place simultaneously where … may face a blind spot when assessing how simultaneous heat waves and their impacts could change in a warming …
… only 45 days with what have not been considered heat wave temperatures. Such persistent warmth, scientists warn , … that knowledge to try to predict the impact of future heat waves on marine life in the gulf. A hot spot for warming …
… by drought in India. The drought is taking place as a heat wave extends across much of India, with temperatures in … by drought in India. The drought is taking place as a heat wave extends across much of India, with temperatures in …
… and considers more specifically the risks associated with heat wave, mudflow, landslide, flooding and avalanche, as well as … and considers more specifically the risks associated with heat wave, mudflow, landslide, flooding and avalanche, as …
… projections suggest a significant intensification of summer heat extremes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). To … for the region. It projects future hot spells by using the Heat Wave Magnitude Index and a comprehensive ensemble of regional …