Almost all European countries have conducted national climate change vulnerability and risk assessments as part of their adaptation plans to better deal with the impacts of climate-related hazards, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. The EEA report 'National climate change vulnerability and risk assessments in Europe 2018,' is …
KOLKATA: A squall lashed Kolkata with a wind speed of 98km an hour — the third fastest to hit the city since Aila — and brought life to a halt at the end of a scorching Tuesday. The maximum temperature had surged to 37.8°C — the season’s highest so far …
This report assesses food security early warning systems (EWS) to improve food security and resilience in eastern and southern Africa. It aims to assess bottlenecks and opportunities for improving food security EWS for enhanced resilience in East and Southern Africa (ESA). Disasters caused by climate extremes such as tropical cyclones …
Yak – the lifeline of pastoral nomads in high altitudes of the Indian Himalayan region – is facing the threat of gradually rising temperatures in the region. The increasing trend of environmental temperature at high altitudes is resulting in heat stress in yak during warmer months of the year. This, …
NEW DELHI: Most parts of north India can expect a searing hot summer this year with average mean temperatures remaining more than a degree above normal, the India Meteorological Department said in its countrywide hot weather outlook for April, May and June on Sunday. While north India is likely to …
The Odisha government has decided to take certain steps to manage heat wave during the summer season that commences in March and stretches up to mid-June, official sources said. The state government has decided to assess magnitude of heat wave related morbidity and mortality where the administrative officers have been …
Ahmedabad: As heat wave conditions swept over north Gujarat on Thursday, Idar town in Sabarkantha district was the hottest place in the state with mercury soaring to 43.4°C. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), mercury crossed 40°C mark in 10 towns of the state due to the effect of hot …
The maximum cases this month have been reported from Chandrapur where 50 people were treated for hyperthermia, followed by Pune where 21 people suffered from high body temperature, data from Maharashtra Emergency Ambulance Service (MEMS) showed The cases of people suffering from heat stroke touched 124 this month, the maximum …
Cities are particularly vulnerable to climate risks due to their agglomeration of people, buildings and infrastructure. Differences in methodology, hazards considered, and climate models used limit the utility and comparability of climate studies on individual cities. Here we assess, for the first time, future changes in flood, heat-waves (HW), and …
The failure of 59 of the world’s largest banks to recognize climate risks and opportunities threatens to undermine efforts to support the transition to a low-carbon economy. This is the key finding of a report by Boston Common Asset Management report titled "Banking on a Low-Carbon Future". Banks play a …
Green areas induce smaller increases in the air temperature than built-up areas. They can offer a solution to mitigating the urban heat island impacts during heat waves, since the cool air generated by a park is diffused into its immediate surroundings through forced or natural convection. The purpose of this …
The report discusses the operational monitoring and forecasting aspects of the 2017 southwest monsoon. Various observed global and regional climate patterns associated with the 2017 monsoon have been highlighted. The report also presents monitoring of semi-permanent and transient weather systems, onset and progress of the monsoon during the season, rainfall …
New research by Acclimatise, C40, the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN), and Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy reveals number of cities and citizens threatened by direct and indirect climate hazards if global greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked. Bold climate action by cities is key to prevent …
More than 10,000 homes in Australia’s second most populous state were stuck without power on Monday as a surge in demand amid scorching heat overloaded the grid, in the latest blow to the nation’s stretched power sector. The outages on distribution networks, which hit more than 50,000 homes on Sunday, …
The poor, those with outdoor jobs, cardiovascular and respiratory conditions are likely to be the most vulnerable Prolonged heat-wave conditions–in other words, a summer lasting up to eight months–could be the new norm by the 2070s for the Gangetic plains, if greenhouse-gas emissions are not cut to limit the global …
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Hot, dry weather last week in most of top grower Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions has raised fears about bean quality and production for the remainder of the main crop, farmers said on Tuesday. Ivory Coast’s cocoa season started on Oct. 1. The country is currently in the …
A study has found that humidity will make it too hot for people to work outdoors and in some cases, even survive. Scientists have predicted a gradual increase in global temperatures over the coming years, but one important factor – humidity – that increases the intensity of heat waves has …
The combined effects of rising heat and humidity will affect India's northeast the most in the world close to the end of the century, warns this new study published in Environmental Research Letters. As a result of global increases in both temperature and specific humidity, heat stress is projected to …
Fierce hurricanes, heat waves, floods and wildfires ravaged the planet in 2017, as scientists said the role of climate change in causing or worsening certain natural disasters has grown increasingly clear. It was also the year the world's second largest polluter, the United States, turned its back on the 196-nation …
Current evidence that the climate is changing is overwhelming. Impacts of climate change and variability are being observed: more intense heat-waves, fires and floods; and increased prevalence of food- water- and vector-borne diseases. Climate change will put pressure on environmental and health determinants, such as food safety, air pollution and …
