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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…
… Over 150 citizens have died due to the overlap of heat wave and drought conditions in India this summer. India is under the grip of deadly heat wave conditions as large areas are blazing under 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 …
… most likely to suffer, get sick, and even die from extreme heat. Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the U.S. … difference is often greater. On the same day during a heat wave, a home in a wealthy neighborhood with tree-lined …
… of climate change. [...] One day in the future, a massive wave of high-pressure air will park over Phoenix. As the sun … scorching summer, the pressure will hold the accumulated heat in place and the triple-digit temperatures will tick up … will drop only to 100. [...] But as the climate changes, heat waves will get worse. Not only is Phoenix one of the …
… 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 …
… entire Southeast Asian region gripped by the same deadly heat wave. “When looking at the heat wave, a lot of the media attention is focused on India, …
The Government has plans to adopt and implement a tsunami response strategy, "we deeply value the commitment, contribution and sacrifices made to build up our strength and resilience in disasters," Provincial Development and National Disaster Management Ministry permanent secretary Lieutenant Colonel Inia Seruiratu said to the Fiji Times.
… country that registered the most casualties related to the heat weave that affected Western Europe during the summer of … country that registered the most casualties related to the heat weave that affected Western Europe during the summer of …
… provinces of Argentina. And worst of all, it’s that the heat won’t subside until next weekend. Faced with this … provinces of Argentina. And worst of all, it’s that the heat won’t subside until next weekend. Faced with this …
… census tracts most vulnerable and most exposed to extreme heat Four Twenty Seven, a California-based climate risk … firm, today announced a new online tool, the California Heat Assessment Tool (CHAT), that projects health impacts of … Seven found that an event equivalent to the 2006 heat wave has a 50 percent chance of occurring two to three times …
… The CARIBE WAVE 11/ LANTEX 11 tsunami exercise is being conducted to … which are infrequent but high impact events. … The CARIBE WAVE 11/ LANTEX 11 tsunami exercise is being conducted to …
… 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 …
… 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 …