They can also lead to crop failures, water shortages, and wildfires, which in turn can cause economic and social upheaval. One of the main causes of heatwaves is the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These gases trap heat from the sun, causing the planet to warm up. As a...
Clearly,heat wavesrepresent an urgent public health crisis as climate change increases exposure to deadly heat. This leaves communities with two imperatives: 1) curbing the fossil fuel emissions escalating the underlying climate change, and 2) adapting to minimize harm from the extreme heat already e...
CLIMATE researchCLIMATE changeURBAN heat islandsSCIENTIFIC literatureHOT weather conditionsResearch on heat waves (periods of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity) is a newly emerging research topic within the field of climate change research with high relevance for the ...
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Heat waves and climate change: applying the health belief model to identify predictors of risk perception and adaptive behaviours in adelaide, australia. Heat waves and climate change: Applying the health belief model to identify predictors of risk perception and adaptive behaviours in Adelaide, Austral...
Extreme heat undermines the working capacity of individuals, resulting in lower productivity, and thus economic output. Here we analyse the present and future economic damages due to reduced labour productivity caused by extreme heat in Europe. For the a
Heat waves are just one of the types of extreme weather climate change becoming more frequent — but it's already led to deaths both in the U.S. and around the world this year. "This is the climate change that we've been promised by scientists," Michal Nachmany, founder of Climate Po...
Climate change isn’t just about rising seas and hotter heatwaves; it’s also bringing about a pothole (坑洞) disaster on our roads! In 2023, the UK reported nearly 630,000 pothole complaints—a shocking five-year peak. Across the road, the USA saw a shocking 57% increase in vehicle da...
Melting airport runways, crop failures and lower economic output are likely to become commonplace with more frequent heat waves.
Lake heatwaves could alter species composition by pushing aquatic species and ecosystems to the limits of their resilience. This in turn could threaten lake biodiversity9 and the key ecological and economic benefits that lakes provide to society. This is a preview of subscription content, access ...