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Displaying 15 of about 1161 results… Cold Wave A cold wave is a period of marked and unusual cold weather … of the event. Persistence of conditions for a cold wave are two days. Spatial : Calculate the area affected, by … countries have used national alerting parameters for cold wave warning or cold weather plans which help prevent major …
… people died than would normally have been expected as a heat wave gripped Europe’s south this summer, according to … data. Across the Mediterranean, people were brought low by heat of an intensity and duration that is becoming …
… in Quebec have developed a new warning system for heat waves that they say is more precise and better adapted to climate change. Quebec has had a heat-alert system in effect since 2010, but researchers are modifying it because they expect periods of extreme heat will extend beyond the summer months in the future. The …
… team of climate scientists showed that the prolonged heat in Siberia would have been almost impossible without … human-induced climate change. Global warming made the heat wave at least 600 times more likely than in 1900, they …
… Egypt was hit by a severe heat wave in early August caused by climate change, according to … and developed countries [...] … Egypt was hit by a severe heat wave in early August caused by climate change, …
… By Sarah Derouin Record-breaking heat waves and lingering droughts have become commonplace … noted increasing occurrence and length of combined drought–heat wave (CDHW) events, especially over the past 20 years. Their …
By James Conca
From 1894 until last month, Seattle had only recorded three days in history over 100°F. That’s three really hot days in 127 years. And none were in June whose previous record high was 96°F.
Then came this June, where in its last week, three days in a row exceeded 100°F. The last Saturday exceeded 102°F and Sunday was 104°F, the hottest…
… the critical first few months of the pandemic: the first wave. The issue includes articles on: Developing a … the critical first few months of the pandemic: the first wave. The issue includes articles on: Developing a …
In February 2021, Storm Uri provoked cascading effects on critical infrastructure freezing grids and pipes in the US state of Texas and raising questions on systemic risk and preparedness to future extremes.
… This issue discusses the second wave of the COVID -19 pandemic hit India in the beginning of … of South Asia disasters.net is titled ‘COVID- 19 Second Wave and Indian Cities’ and highlights how India’s cities were impacted from the second wave of the pandemic. In doing so, there are also …
… This is despite a study conducted after the first wave in GB in 2020 said: “[The] mountain community in … the Himalayas has become stark in the current Covid-19 wave. Across the region, the authorities’ default option has … parcel of India’s pandemic response, even during the first wave of Covid-19. Even more problematically, frontline …
… impact of a tsunami you should not measure the size of the wave, but the level of human suffering caused. In fact, the largest tsunami wave ever recorded broke on a cool July night in 1958 and … torrent of displaced water to rear up and form a monstrous wave which, miraculously, only killed five people. Legend …
… This is why we need to come together and catch the last wave before it is too late. The podcast series “Catching the last wave” will explain how climate change is already and will … episodes In this first episode of “Catching the last wave”, we had a conversation with Deputy Secretary-General of …
… buildings experience growing health risks due to heat stress - this is called thermal inequity. These … buildings experience growing health risks due to heat stress - this is called thermal inequity. These …
… Climate Central analysis evaluates the intensity of urban heat islands in cities around the country. Read the report to … areas, the impacts, and the solutions. Key Concepts Urban heat islands are metropolitan areas that are hotter than … created an index to evaluate the intensity of urban heat islands and applied it to 159 cities across the U.S. The …