Sentences with phrase «heat days projected»

While the number of extreme - heat days projected for that region was even worse than for South Asia, Eltahir says the impact in the latter area could be vastly more severe.

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Projects likely to be scrapped include replacement of old boilers, resulting in even more breakdowns, and even more days without heat or hot water.

«We know climate change is creating more days of extreme heat, putting more people at risk for death in the coming decades,» says first author Elisaveta P. Petkova, project director at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's Earth Institute.

Figure 9.4: The maps show projected increases in the average temperature on the hottest days by late this century (2081 - 2100) relative to 1986 - 2005 under a scenario that assumes a rapid reduction in heat - trapping gases (RCP 2.6) and a scenario that assumes continued increases in these gases (RCP 8.5).

Maximum monthly temperatures are projected to increase, as are extreme heat days (days with temperatures > 90 °F [32 °C]-RRB-, monthly minimum temperatures, frost - free days, and accumulated growing degree - days.

Then, they calculated the total exposure to extreme heat in «person - days,» by multiplying the number of heat waves - days when temperatures reach at least 95 degrees - by the number of people who are projected to live in the areas where extreme heat is occurring.

Extreme heat days are projected to increase by 5 - 35 additional days by mid century, with greatest increases in the northeast and south.

Though they don't save the school any money in heating or lighting, «they get kids thinking about how they can, through small projects and day - to - day activities, begin to live a more environmentally conscious life,» teacher Jill Krysinski says.

There were 20 new special day (needs) classrooms and 10 heating, ventilation and air conditioning projects.

The indoor heated pool is adjacent to space built out for an approved day spa project with dedicated exterior entrance that could offer dry and wet treatment rooms, nail salon, manager's office and men's / women's locker rooms with steam rooms.

Right behind is south Atlantic region of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C., where heat exposure is projected to increase by 2.2 billion person days.

Springtime cold air outbreaks (at least two consecutive days during which the daily average surface air temperature is below 95 % of the simulated average wintertime surface air temperature) are projected to continue to occur throughout this century.19 As a result, increased productivity of some crops due to higher temperatures, longer growing seasons, and elevated CO2 concentrations could be offset by increased freeze damage.20 Heat waves during pollination of field crops such as corn and soybean also reduce yields (Figure 18.3).4 Wetter springs may reduce crop yields and profits, 21 especially if growers are forced to switch to late - planted, shorter - season varieties.

Figure 9.4: The maps show projected increases in the average temperature on the hottest days by late this century (2081 - 2100) relative to 1986 - 2005 under a scenario that assumes a rapid reduction in heat - trapping gases (RCP 2.6) and a scenario that assumes continued increases in these gases (RCP 8.5).

When the two characteristics of extreme heat (duration and frequency) were combined, the number of heat wave days per summer was projected to increase by four - to five-fold in many western mountain states and Texas (red - orange).

The model projected that within the next 30 - 60 years, the number of days U.S. heat waves last will have increased by a factor of 1.2 to nearly 2 times in comparison to similar events occurring between 1970 - 2000.

I was on a tour of passive house projects in Seattle a couple of days ago when someone asked me, «What do you call the outdoor part of a heat pump?

• Train 15 new maintenance technicians in reading and understanding the role of blueprints in facilities maintenance work • Introduce a series of initiative building exercises to focus technicians» work on potential projects • Inspect buildings and structures to determine malfunctions in existing systems and needs for repair • Make lists of work that has to be performed each day and schedule technicians to work accordingly • Provide training to maintenance technicians by informing them of best practices • Handle minor plumbing and electrical maintenance procedures such as repair of leaks and replacing fixtures • Prepare surfaces for painting and buffing purposes and ensure that both work is performed in a time efficient manner • Act as the primary point of contact for all personnel requiring assistance with building issues such as heating and air conditioning