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Displaying 135 of about 7400 results… 2019, up from 19 the year before. A few states have made heat action plans. Andhra Pradesh, issued heat warnings and created public awareness among the public … of extreme heat warning APRIL 2022 Issue Brief Heat Wave Severe Heat Wave Figure 1: Extreme Heat in March – a Map …
… suggests that there has been a 1.6-fold increase in cold wave days in India in the last decade, although the long-term … to lives, livelihoods, and assets. [...] Second, cold-wave readiness calls for providing affordable access to … infrastructures to ensure climate responsiveness and cold-wave readiness. Currently, the building and standard codes do …
… Final Report for Department of Climate Change Surface Ocean Wave Variability Project: This report aims to describe the … a presentation of the variability and trends in the mean wave climate (Chapter 2); the variability and trends of the extreme wave climate (Chapter 3); a description of the methods used …
… Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center on heat action. The topics of the modules include: Conduct a Baseline Heat Risk Assessment Identify Heat-Related Vulnerabilities and Impacts Assess Heat Risk …
… During heat waves, the highest temperatures are often found in … By 2070, 3.5 billion people will be heavily affected by heat, 1.6 billion of whom will live in urban areas (Chi Xu et … there is an urgent need to find ways to prevent the worse. Heat is a growing global challenge for communities large and …
… human security, development, and stability. The Impending Heat Wave Crisis A study published in The Lancet sheds light on … the situation. If global warming continues, the number of heat-related deaths in the Middle East and North Africa is …
… Urban heat islands occur when human activity and construction … the surrounding landscape. Global warming heralds more heat waves, exacerbated by heat islands and posing severe health risks to residents. … …
… This study investigates whether heat-related mortality is decreasing over time, in the … finds that the population has become more resilient to heat over time. Yet even with this increased resilience, substantial risks of heat-related mortality remain. Based on 2005 estimates, an …
… 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 …
… that the pandemic is likely not over . The UK’s second wave, last winter, was fuelled by the alpha variant of the coronavirus. The current wave, instead, is being driven by the delta variant, which is … these waves have differed substantially. The most recent wave has spread primarily among the young , with older people …
… the hardest. What’s the link between climate change and wave strength? Our previous work found climate change is … wind patterns change as well. In turn, this can alter the wave conditions across the world’s oceans. But due to reasons … oceans are heating at different rates in different places, wave conditions are not changing at the same rate everywhere. …
… 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, …
… By Fiona Langenberger A high-resolution, real-time wave run-up forecast tool, able to predict coastal flooding … West Maui’s shoreline has experienced an increase in wave plus tide-driven flooding in recent years, and these … in numbers and duration due to sea-level rise and changing wave energies. Chronic coastal erosion is leading to severe …
… 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 …