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… more vulnerable. When a drought coincides with a heat wave, the impacts are also much greater than when they occur … on record, but record temperatures and multiple extreme heat waves exacerbated the impacts of the hydrological …
… debate. If we believe, with Montesquieu, that  excessive heat  saps the body of vigor and dulls the mind, a growing … gas emissions and warming are already intensifying heat islands, contributing to water shortages, raising sea … and compounded disadvantages. Freak weather and punishing heat – especially heat - are injecting new urgency into the …
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… and tsunami cost tens of thousands of lives. Another wave, caused by the collapsing flank of the Stromboli island … and the exposed coast,” leaving less than an hour before a wave hits, said Mr. Dacian Cioloș, Romania’s Minister of … and tsunami cost tens of thousands of lives. Another wave, caused by the collapsing flank of the Stromboli island …
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… them resulting from floods, droughts, tropical cyclones, heat waves and severe storms. They also include environmental … them resulting from floods, droughts, tropical cyclones, heat waves and severe storms. They also include environmental …
… tropical storms, desertification, floods around the world, heat waves, exceptional weather and climate events, as well … tropical storms, desertification, floods around the world, heat waves, exceptional weather and climate events, as well …
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… Yemen faces. Yemen is projected to experience more extreme heat and extreme precipitation events under current climate … climatic zones by midcentury under SSP3-7.0. • Extreme Heat Risk: Yemen is projected to experience spatially and seasonally heterogeneous shifts in extreme heat conditions by midcentury. The following key metrics for …
… conflict outbreak and disaster occurrence events such as heat waves or droughts. The analysis revealed that, during … conflict outbreak and disaster occurrence events such as heat waves or droughts. The analysis revealed that, during …
… a 70 and 80% likelihood (respectively) that the Russian heat wave of 2010 was attributable to climate change. According to … a 70 and 80% likelihood (respectively) that the Russian heat wave of 2010 was attributable to climate change. …
… to food security in the next 20 years, followed closely by heat waves, droughts, income inequality and political … in all its forms by 2030. In addition, extreme events like heat waves, floods and droughts are on the rise. While … impact and probability, increased water demand, drought, heat waves, and the collapse of ecosystem services (natural …
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… extreme weather and climate events (temperature changes, heat waves, heavy precipitations, floods, droughts, tropical … extreme weather and climate events (temperature changes, heat waves, heavy precipitations, floods, droughts, tropical …
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… an observed increase in weather-related disasters, such as heat waves, droughts, floods, cyclones and wildfires, with … an observed increase in weather-related disasters, such as heat waves, droughts, floods, cyclones and wildfires, with …
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… of record-shattering melt and record levels of ocean heat. Disasters triggered more than 60 per cent (23.7 million … 560, or 1.5 large-scale disasters per day. An extreme-heat event that would have occurred once in 50 years in a … By the end of the century, deaths from extreme heat are projected to be comparable in magnitude to all …
… to climate impacts - droughts, floods, extreme heat and crop failures - stems not just from the kind of … to climate impacts - droughts, floods, extreme heat and crop failures - stems not just from the kind of …
… Tribal Areas (FATA), have triggered an additional wave of 361 000 internally displaced people (IDP's) from FATA … Tribal Areas (FATA), have triggered an additional wave of 361 000 internally displaced people (IDP's) from FATA …
… on if societies do not substantially reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases), the influence of climate on conflicts … only for understanding the social costs of our continuing heat-trapping emissions, but for prioritizing responses, … on if societies do not substantially reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases), the influence of climate on conflicts …

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