Sentences with phrase «number of extreme heat»

The number of extreme heat waves has increased several-fold due to global warming [45]--[46], [135] and will increase further if temperatures continue to rise.

A climate expert was saying that one indication is the number of extreme heat records being broken is double the number of extreme cold records being broken.

The number of extreme heat waves has increased several-fold due to global warming [45]--[46], [135] and will increase further if temperatures continue to rise.

Our study shows is that increases in the number of extreme heat and extreme precipitation events, particularly during summer months, lead to more asthma hospitalizations in Maryland.»

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If you live in Texas or Florida, rising temperatures will combine with population growth to create a sixfold rise in numbers of people exposed to extreme and potentially fatal heat events from 2041 onwards.

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.

During extreme heat in India, the populations that were reported to perish in highest numbers were the very poor, elderly, outdoor laborers and homeless, likely with preexisting health problems and a lack of access to relief

The changing climate will enhance the wide variations in weather that mid-latitude regions already experience from year to year and bring an increased number of extreme events such as heat waves and hailstorms, Busalacchi says.

Across the globe in recent decades, there has been an increase in the number of hot extremes, particularly very warm nights.1 Hot days have also been hotter and more frequent.2 Since 1950 the number of heat waves has increased and heat waves have become longer.3

From heat waves to downpours, a number of extreme weather phenomena have become more common or severe due to climate change.

For Southern California, more days of extreme heat likely mean an increased number of dangerously polluted days — something the region is already dealing with.

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.

That said, the total number of people exposed to extreme heat is expected to increase the most in cities across the country's southern reaches, including Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Tampa, and San Antonio.

The epidermis can become inflamed for a number of reasons, including contact with chemicals, plants, dust or other inhaled substances, mechanical irritants, extreme heat, cold, dryness or humidity, parasite or insect bites, poor nutrition and viral, bacterial, fungal or yeast - based infections.

Since 1980, the planet has experienced a 50-fold increase in the number of places experiencing dangerous or extreme heat; a bigger increase is to come.

A small increase in global mean temperature actually increases the number of hot and extreme heat days per year, which can have strong negative impacts on crop production.

Even as Europeans adapt to hotter summers, rising numbers of heat - related deaths are likely.33, 34 The 2003 heat wave shows that even high - income countries such as the Netherlands are not currently positioned to cope with extreme weather19 — a troubling prospect, as research suggests that by as early as the 2040s, if we continue on the current high emissions path, about half the summers in southern Europe are likely to be as warm as the record - breaking heat wave of 2003.26,35

Scientists cite several statistical indicators that suggest the number of extreme events like heat waves and floods is rising.

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).

For the first time, this research will calculate the contribution of the world's major carbon producers to climate change (such as increased average temperature, or increased number of days of extreme heat).

«The study shows that aggressive cuts in greenhouse gas emissions will translate into sizeable benefits, starting in the middle of the century, for both the number and the intensity of extreme heat events,» Dr Tebaldi says.

Extreme cold caused roughly twice the number of deaths in the USA as extreme heat.

Higher temperatures and increased intensity of droughts could compromise the electricity grid, while the number of people exposed to extremes of heat is likely to multiply at least fourfold, and perhaps more.

Since 1950 the number of heat waves worldwide has increased, and heat waves have become longer.5 The hottest days and nights have become hotter and more frequent.6 7 In the past several years, the global area hit by extremely unusual hot summertime temperatures has increased 50 - fold.8 Over the contiguous United States, new record high temperatures over the past decade have consistently outnumbered new record lows by a ratio of 2:1.9 In 2012, the ratio for the year through June 18 stands at more than 9:1.10 Though this ratio is not expected to remain at that level for the rest of the year, it illustrates how unusual 2012 has been, and how these types of extremes are becoming more likely.

Other researchers argued that even if average rates of rise seemed to have dropped, the number of extremes of heat had increased or that an increase in the number of volcanic eruptions might be masking solar radiation and lowering the temperatures.

Heat waves have become more frequent and or / prolonged in many regions, and the number of extreme cold waves in the United States is the lowest since recordkeeping began.7

Heat stress was also declining; they reported that the number of days with extreme temperatures over 90.5 °F and over the 90th percentile threshold peaked during the droughts of the 1930s and 1950s.

[Response: Your argument misses the point in three different and important ways, not even considering whether or not the Black Hills data have any general applicability elsewhere, which they may or may not: (1) It ignores the point made in the post about the potential effect of previous, seasonal warming on the magnitude of an extreme event in mid summer to early fall, due to things like (especially) a depletion in soil moisture and consequent accumulation of degree days, (2) it ignores that biological sensitivity is far FAR greater during the warm season than the cold season for a whole number of crucial variables ranging from respiration and photosynthesis to transpiration rates, and (3) it ignores the potential for derivative effects, particularly fire and smoke, in radically increasing the local temperature effects of the heat wave.

The problem, explored in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is not just the average planetary increment of heat: it is that averages conceal extremes, and the number of episodes of extreme heat is expected to climb dramatically even with a modest - sounding increase in a global average.

That combination of frequency of extreme heat and swelling numbers in the urban heat traps means, he says, that the risk could be multiplied a thousandfold − and that's just a temperature rise contained at 1.5 °C.

According to Apple, there are various factors that can affect the performance and lifespan of your iPhone's battery, including number of charge cycles, age of your battery, and exposure to extreme heat or cold.

There are various factors that can affect the performance and lifespan of your device's battery, including number of charge cycles, age of your battery, and exposure to extreme heat or cold.