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Displaying 15 of about 521 results… [...] South Asia’s heat wave is unusual because it’s happening much earlier in the … of India and Pakistan are especially vulnerable to extreme heat. About 60 percent of India’s workforce and about 40 …
… have hit record highs as the country swelters in the heat wave currently sweeping across much of Asia. Dhaka recorded … at 40.6°C (105.1°F), with meteorologists warning that heat waves like this are becoming more common. The heat also …
… chief executive Colleen Kelly. "We must prevent a second wave of destruction from additional flooding, crop loss, … chief executive Colleen Kelly. "We must prevent a second wave of destruction from additional flooding, crop loss, …
… SURVEY MULTI-SECTORAL IMPACT OF THE C VID-19 SECOND WAVE IN NEPAL 2021 KEY FINDINGS FROM A RAPID ASSESSMENT/ … SURVEY MULTI-SECTORAL IMPACT OF THE C VID-19 SECOND WAVE IN NEPAL 2021 MULTI-SECTORAL IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 SECOND WAVE IN NEPAL 2021 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 07 05 15 CONCLUSION …
… the Moken of the Andaman Sea because they knew the tidal wave was coming. These nomads have a legend about the Laboon, the “wave that eats people”. According to ancient lore, before the … of cicadas is silenced as happened before the 2004 tidal wave. One member of the Moken noticed the silence and warned …
… millet delivers a good harvest index under drought and heat conditions when rice, maize or wheat already have no … derived how the plant can adapt to water deficiency and heat and at the same time keep a reasonable harvest index. … millet delivers a good harvest index under drought and heat conditions when rice, maize or wheat already have no …
… By Reaz Ahmad [...] This season’s crop loss owing to heat stress comes as a stark reminder of what the rice … forewarning. [...] BRRI’s breeder success in developing heat-tolerant rice comes at a time when Boro farmers have suffered crop loss in different districts due to a heat shock-induced sterility in paddy plants. The April 4 …
… design conditions of Bangladesh. However, the impact of wave attenuation by mangroves on embankment designs is not known. A model is thus developed to estimate the wave height reduction by a mangrove forest, and how such wave attenuation would influence the design of a landward …
… This paper proposes a heat-wave definition for Bangladesh that could be used to trigger preparedness measures in a heat early warning system (HEWS) and explores the climate …
… Elisabeth Gawthrop New research shows that in Bangladesh, heat wave predictability exists from a few days to several weeks … save thousands of lives. In the United States, extreme heat events have killed more people in the last 30 years than …
… addresses the regional patterns of climate change, such as heat extremes, extreme precipitation, droughts, tropical … and sea-level rise. Building on earlier Turn Down the Heat reports, this new scientific analysis examines the … addresses the regional patterns of climate change, such as heat extremes, extreme precipitation, droughts, tropical …
Due to the impacts of climate change, several cities have adopted adaptive measures in order to face extreme weather events: "In Seoul, for instance, they have removed a highway and restored an ancient river running through the city. This creates a wind corridor to it keep cool, and will also help drain water away in times of high rainfall," Simon Reddy…
… with large canopy that give shade and shelter to not only heat-stricken people but also to the city's birds, beasts, … with large canopy that give shade and shelter to not only heat-stricken people but also to the city's birds, beasts, …
Measures to help Afghanistan's farmers access more water for irrigation could heighten tensions with the nation's neighbours.
By Stefanie Glinski
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan, June 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In a good year, farmer and mother-of-four Zahra Tawakole can produce enough potatoes from her hectare of land in the small Afghan village of Raquel…
… Tea pickers stressed in normally mild, rainy region Heat hits local incomes as tourists stay away Phul Kumari has … but the 45-year-old says she has never experienced heat and drought like that during this harvest season. [...] … harvest Perhaps hardest hit by the worsening drought and heat, however, are the legions of tea workers in the normally …