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Displaying 15 of about 709 results… Assessing geographic variability in heat wave vulnerability forms the basis for planning appropriate … Given several recent deadly heatwaves in India, heat is increasingly being recognized as a public health …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… to fight climate change and social inequities, created a heat response program now called Cooling Portland . The program installs portable AC units or heat pumps for Portlanders whose income is less than 60% of … or have medical conditions that are more vulnerable to heat. [...] Stover said about 46% of the program’s …
… It may still be spring, but baking summer heat is about to hit the famously comfortable Pacific … Northwest and western Canada. Starting this weekend, the heat wave will send temperatures soaring 20 to 25 degrees …
… California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law a heat wave ranking system bill aimed at preparing the state for dangerous extreme heat events. [...] The bill outlines several factors to be …
… died while on shift in Madrid during last week's withering heat wave. [...] According to research by the polling agency … forces on Thursday announced the death of a worker due to heat in Paracuellos de Jarama, on the outskirts of the …
… Heat is a quiet killer. Unlike most natural disasters, which can leave visible damage across an entire region, a heat wave’s effects on human health can be difficult to track. So …
… Heat waves, cold snaps and high levels of fine particulate … attack risk; however, the most dangerous combination is heat and fine particulate pollution, according to a new study … a single Chinese province found that days that had extreme heat, extreme cold or high levels of fine particulate matter …
… 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 …
… inequality of the compound risk of aging and extreme heat wave exposure of global cities under future scenarios. This … increasing the risk of population exposure to extreme heat. Cities are particularly at a higher risk of heat …
… 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 …
… 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 …
[...]"When the flood is too large and exceeds the defence capacity of the embankment, it becomes an inevitable need for flood control to use flood storage areas," the official China Water Resources News said in a post on Weibo on Aug. 1."This is also for the sake of protecting the overall situation. You have to sacrifice one part for the sake of the big…
This briefing paper addresses the key obstacles to development and economic growth Myanmar faces, between conflict and the threat of disasters from natural hazards, and the sufficient levels of predictable, good-quality aid it requires to meet immediate humanitarian needs and to build resilience. The paper explores what good-quality aid should look like…