Introduction: The world population is under the grip of global pandemic of COVID-19. The present study analyzed relationship between meteorological parameters and COVID-19 in three major cities of Pakistan, i.e., Karachi, Lahore, and Peshawar. Methods: The impacts of Heat index (HI) and ...
This study has examined the impact of high-resolution LULC data on the accuracy of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with the Urban Canopy Model in capturing the thermal environment of the Colombo Metropolitan Region (CMR) during heatwaves (HWs). In the performed simulations we ...
There are many alternative climatic extreme measures, such as a count of (multiple) days above a threshold14 or above a percentile15. Some regional studies use heat comfort indices, which combine temperature with humidity16. The minimum temperature may also be used—high nighttime temperatures ...
During summer 2021, Western North America (WNA) experienced an unprecedented heatwave with record-breaking high temperatures associated with a strong anomalous high-pressure system, i.e., a heat dome. Here, we use a flow analog method and find that the h
Fig. 5.High velocity impact test set up. The impact rig has an optical velocimeter installed at the end of the acceleration tube. The impact events were observed by the use of a high speed camera Photron APX-RS, at the rate of 10,000 fps, providing images and measurements of the incide...
of energy poverty. Firstly, higher temperatures will augment energy consumption for cooling needs [12,13]. Secondly, in order to avoid the discomfort caused by high temperature, people will increase the time of indoor activities, thus raising the energy consumption of entertainment projects [14]. ...
High temperature Heat shock 1. Introduction Wheat is the third largest crop in the world with over 600 million tonnes produced globally per year (Asseng et al., 2011). Extreme weather events, such as frost (<0 °C) and heat shock (short period of very high temperatures (>33 °C) (War...
Exposure to heat waves considered both extreme day time values in terms of maximum apparent temperature (Tappmax) and high night time temperatures through minimum temperature (Tmin). Tappmax is a discomfort index based on air and dew point temperature, calculated using the following formula [15,...
Consistent impacts of heatwaves were observed in each city with either a protective or null effect during heatwaves of low-intensity while claims increased during moderate/high-severity heatwaves compared with non-heatwave days. The highest effect during moderate/high-severity heatwaves was in Brisban...
Since the twenty-first century, drought events in Southwest China have moved into a period of “high incidence”. With increases in interannual and annual variation in rainfall in Southwest China, the frequency of droughts have increased, and years of serious and catastrophic drought events in ...