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Displaying 15 of about 517 resultsLast year was the hottest year of the decade for some parts of Sri Lanka, while it was the second hottest year after 2016 for most of other parts of the country. The annual mean temperatures calculated from the data taken from 22 weather stations across the country show that 2019 was the hottest year of the decade for nine areas covered by those station…
… studies — including a 2002 book by Eric Klinenberg, “Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago,” and the 2018 … and Latinos, at a rate four times higher. [...] The ‘95 heat wave changed how the city responds to extreme …
… at: World Tsunami Awareness Day: Ready for the Next Wave! [1] In 2015, the UNESCO IOC Intergovernmental … at: World Tsunami Awareness Day: Ready for the Next Wave! [1] In 2015, the UNESCO IOC Intergovernmental …
… In response to the threat presented by the second wave, European countries and many US states have instituted … hospitality and entertainment. We have seen from the first wave that, when instigated at scale, these measures can … toolkit? Mass testing China, having controlled the first wave of the epidemic and with fewer than 100 reported cases …
… Urban Heat Islands are an unintended consequence of our increasing … to increase in the coming years – addressing Urban heat becomes increasingly important. Ramboll has helped C40 … and test a tool that measures the benefits from urban heat adaption initiatives. The aim in developing this tool is …
… Urban Heat Islands are an unintended consequence of our increasing … to increase in the coming years – addressing Urban heat becomes increasingly important. Ramboll has helped C40 … and test a tool that measures the benefits from urban heat adaption initiatives. The aim in developing this tool is …
By Karen McVeigh
Scientists monitoring the movements of the worst locust outbreak in Kenya in 70 years are hopeful that a new tracking programme they will be able to prevent a second surge of the crop-ravaging insects.
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Kenneth Mwangi, a satellite information scientist, based at the Intergovernmental Authority on Development…
… to use genome sequencing to avoid an expected second wave of COVID-19 infections. [...] Now, countries that have … to use genome sequencing to avoid an expected second wave of COVID-19 infections. [...] Now, countries that have …
… music, India is experimenting with ways to battle a new wave of locust attacks that have alarmed farmers. Millions of … corn, cotton and soybean crops, they said. "The new wave of locusts could pave the way for more food insecurity, … music, India is experimenting with ways to battle a new wave of locust attacks that have alarmed farmers. Millions of …
… Environmental Protection Agency has produced the Excessive Heat Events Guidebook with assistance from federal, state, … and others plan for and respond to excessive heat events, the guidebook highlights best practices that have been employed to save lives during excessive heat events in different urban areas and provides a menu of …
… first comprehensive assessment of where the Earth’s excess heat is accumulating has been released by the Global Climate … around the world tracked and quantified global heat storage from 1960 to 2018 to answer the question “where does the heat go”? The Earth Energy Imbalance (EEI), the difference …
… state of the practice of increasing resilience to extreme heat across the world from their diverse perspectives of … Panellists: Regina Vetter, Programme Manager, Urban Heat C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Jeffrey Raven, … state of the practice of increasing resilience to extreme heat across the world from their diverse perspectives of …
… Europe was praised for being exceptional during the first wave of the pandemic. By introducing very strict prevention … explained by culture , with success in limiting the first wave being down to a mentality of fear and readiness to … era. But if these factors were at play in the first wave, they haven’t had the same effect in the second. Eastern …
… Urban Heat Islands are an unintended consequence of our increasing … to increase in the coming years – addressing Urban heat becomes increasingly important. Ramboll has helped C40 … up and test a tool that measures the benefits from urban heat adaption initiatives. The aim in developing this tool is …
Maarten van Aalst, Director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre will present and discuss the main findings of the recent World Disasters Report, 2020.