Tag: Extreme Heat
Climate Signals (59) Δ27 Variable 2 – Global mean surface temperature anomaly (2) Δ27 Variable 3 – Atmospheric CO₂e concentration (CO₂ + CH₄ + N₂O) (6) Δ27 Variable 5 – Marine heatwaves (14) Δ27 Variable 6-Marine biomass & deoxygenation (3) Δ27 Variable 7 – Greenland Ice Sheet stability (3) Δ27 Variable 8_West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability (4) Δ27 Variable 9-Arctic sea ice extent/thickness (6) Δ27 Variable 10 – Permafrost thaw & carbon emissions (1) Δ27 Variable 12 – Boreal biome shift (net) (1) Δ27 Variable 13 – Freshwater stress & groundwater depletion (2) Δ27 Variable 14-AMOC strength (3) Δ27 Variable 15-Monsoon systems stability (3) Δ27 Variable 16-Wildfire burned area / fire weather index (2) Δ27 Variable 17 – Global staple crop yields & stocks-to-use (3) Δ27 Variable 20 – Energy system reliability & EROEI / grid stability (2) Δ27 Variable 22 Insurance retreat & financial climate risk (1) Δ27 Variable 23 – Extreme-heat exposure (wet-bulb population-days) (3) Δ27 Variable 24 – Public-health capacity incl. AMR & pandemic emergence (1) Δ27 Variable 25 – Mass displacement (forced migration volume) (1) Δ27 Variable 27 – Epistemic resilience (mis/disinformation & media capture) (3) ⚙️ Energy, Infrastructure & Material Flow (3) 🌊 Oceanic Equilibrium & Acidification (17) 🌍 Atmospheric Forcing & Planetary Energy Balance (8) 🌪 Atmospheric Circulation & Regional Climate Stability (8) 🌱 Carbon & Hydrological Feedback Loops (3) 🌾 Food, Water & Resource Security (4) 🧊 Cryosphere Integrity & Sea-Level Commitment (8) 🧠 Knowledge Integrity & Governance Resilience (3) 🧬 Human Stability & Adaptive Capacity (5)
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Climate change exposes 580 million children to 20 extra ‘heat-stress days’ every year
Print article Share More than 40% of children under the age of 10 globally are already experiencing at least 20 additional “heat-stress days” due…
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Greenland meltwater is intensifying European heatwaves
The cooling of the North Atlantic is creating waviness in the jet stream and high-pressure ridging over Europe, a study finds
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Climate change is driving a ‘shift’ in childhood malaria risk across Africa
Print article Share Rising temperatures are redistributing the risk of childhood malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in areas of “new risk” in the east…
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Is district cooling the solution we need for extreme heat in cities?
Networks of pipes carrying chilled water have proven to be an efficient way to cool hospitals and universities. Now, they are expanding into cities…
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Matcha is under threat from climate change – can genomics save it?
Climate change is affecting the yields and flavour of the traditional Japanese tea matcha, but studying its seedlings’ genetic tolerance for heat could future-proof…
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Earth is heating up faster than at any time in its history
To understand where climate change is heading, we have to look at the planet’s distant past and appreciate the disturbing uniqueness of our situation,…
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It is vital we understand heat and humidity’s differing effects on us
The impact of high humidity on top of high temperatures is often underappreciated, but most of us aren’t prepared for such extreme conditions, which…
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Shifts in the jet stream are behind Europe’s long heatwaves
Two types of jet stream patterns seem to be causing persistent heat domes over Europe, with big questions for the future
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5 graphs that show how heatwaves are getting more dangerous
Longer-lasting hot spells and high temperatures at night are making it harder to cope, leading to thousands more deaths from extreme heat
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Can climate change stay in the news agenda after Europe’s heatwave?
Climate scientists constantly warn us about the need to prepare for extreme weather, but people rarely pay attention when the heat fades. That needs…
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