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Pak: Karachi Climate March calls for clean energy shift, fossil fuel phase
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Activists and civil society members marched in Karachi during Climate March 2025 to highlight the impacts of climate change, demand a shift away from fossil fuels, and raise concerns over workers' rights, heat stress, and environmental negligence by authorities.
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Israeli agency finds correlation between rate of work accidents, increasin
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Israel's Occupational Safety and Health Administration examined the effect of heat stress on the risk of being injured in work accidents.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread coral bleaching on
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record in 2024 due to climate change-driven heat stress, with coral cover dropping sharply, especially in the south, Al Jazeera reported. Experts warn urgent emissions cuts are needed to protect the reef's future.
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Beat the Heat: Essential Car Maintenance Tips and Insurance Coverage for S
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 28: As temperatures rise across India, your vehicle faces intense heat stress, impacting its performance and longevity. With many regions experiencing heatwaves exceeding 45°C, ensuring your car is well-maintained for summer is essential. Heat-related damages
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Heat stress awareness week concluded in Sharjah
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Salama Training Center for Preventive Training, in collaboration with the Prevention and Safety Authority (SPSA), organised the Heat Stress Awareness Week event. This event targeted more than 500 workers in the private sector whose job duties require working under the sun. The aim was to
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Over 1,300 people died during Hajj pilgrimage in 2024: Saudi Arabia
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In a statement, the Saudi government said, "The health system addressed numerous cases of heat stress this year, with some individuals still under care. Regrettably, the number of mortalities reached 1,301."
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Saudi Health Ministry reports 2,764 cases of heat stress on first day of E
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Saudi Health Minister Fahd Al-Jalajel has urged pilgrims to avoid peak sun hours (11 am to 4 pm) when performing their remaining Hajj rituals. He urged them to avoid direct sun exposure and stay away from hot surfaces, stressing that prevention is key.
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ADB launches initiative to bolster women's resilience to heat stress in As
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The new technical assistance program will delve into the repercussions of rising temperatures, identifying policies, actions, and investments that can alleviate the disproportionate impacts on women and girls.
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Gene editing improves grain quality, lowers heat stress in rice: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Maintaining the quality and productivity of crops adapted to lower temperatures will become increasingly difficult as global temperatures rise. Rice is one crop that has been shown to be damaged by increased nighttime temperatures during the ripening phase, exhibiting a trait known as "chalk
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Research finds humidity can increase heat risk in urban climates
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A latest study, led by Yale School of the Environment scientists and published in Nature, investigated the combined effect of temperature and humidity on urban heat stress using observational data and an urban climate model calculation.
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Humidity may increase heat risk in urban climates: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers found that the heat stress burden is dependent on local climate and a humidifying effect can erase the cooling benefits that would come from trees and vegetation.
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Humidity might increase heat risk in urban climates: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As temperatures throughout the world hit record highs, cities are experiencing unusual heat stress. Cities are often warmer and drier than surrounding rural terrain. However, in the Global South, there is an extra complicating factor: urban humid heat.
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