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Last 8 years on track to be the warmest on record: UN
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions and cost billions this year, according to the WMO's provisional State of the Global Climate in 2022 report.
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Weather events have significant negative impact on skins: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): A new study has found that wildfires, and extreme heat events increase in frequency and severity which results in skin diseases.
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Extreme heat reduces labor outputs by 25 per cent for outdoor workers in N
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 22 (ANI/PRNewswire): Today, the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center at the Atlantic Council released "Hot Cities, Chilled Economies: Impacts of Extreme Heat on Global Cities," a new report detailing the social and economic effects of climate-dri
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Extreme heat and drought events necessitate more thorough risk assessment:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], August 11 (ANI): The economy, public health, and food production are just a few of the effects of simultaneous extreme heat and drought events. Additionally, as a result of the intricate socioeconomic connections, such extreme events may have a domino effect, according
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Amid scorching heatwave China's power usage hits record-breaking levels
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 27 (ANI): China continues to remain under the grip of an extreme heatwave and this has in turn threatened crops and people's lives and pushed China's power usage to record-breaking levels, media reports said.
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Study finds child malnutrition gets worsened by extreme heat exposure
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 25 (ANI): Cornell University research has found that exposure to extreme heat increases both chronic and acute malnutrition among infants and young children in low-income countries, threatening to reverse decades of progress.
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WMO warns of frequent heatwaves in decades ahead
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 20 (ANI): Extreme heat in western Europe is causing devastating wildfires in France and Spain, and unprecedented drought in Italy and Portugal, according to World Metrological Organization (WMO).
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UK issues first-ever red warning for extreme heat
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK] July 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Met Office of the United Kingdom (UK), the country's national weather service, on Friday issued a red warning for extreme heat, the highest-level alert, that covers parts of England next Monday and Tuesday.
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Study says extreme heat is linked to rise in mental health emergency care
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): According to a new study led by Boston University School of Public Health researchers, during periods of extreme heat, clinicians were expected to see an increase in patients requiring health" mental health services.
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Extreme heat linked to rise in mental health emergency care: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], February 24 (ANI): Does the temperature outside decide a person's temperament inside? On extremely hot summer days, adults are at an increased risk of visiting emergency rooms for mental health crises related to substance use, anxiety, stress, and more.
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Hitachi Cooling and Heating offering real-time solutions to customers in C
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): While the city of Chennai does not face extreme variation in seasonal temperature, it does face extreme heat and humidity, with the mercury level regularly touching 35 to 40, pushing many households to purchase air conditioners.
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Extreme heat is the new normal for oceans: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): Researchers have discovered that more than half of the ocean surface has exceeded a historical heat extreme threshold regularly since 2014.
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