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#climateadaptation

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CelloMom On Cars

"Last year, heat waves forced millions of children in the #Philippines out of #school. It was the first time that soaring temperatures had caused widespread class suspensions, prompting a series of changes.

This school year started two months earlier than usual, so the term ends before peak heat in May. Classes have been rearranged to keep children out of the midday heat, and schools are equipped with fans and water stations."

phys.org/news/2025-04-early-ho
#ClimateAdaptation

Phys.org · Early holiday, more fans: Philippines schools adapt to climate changeBy Cecil MORELLA
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Akshay

England: 4.6million properties are at risk of surface water flooding, through rainfall.

This is climate change, but also just paving over too much surface, and having limited drainage capacity.

Too much drainage capacity, like the Netherlands, can be bad too: NL now suffers droughts, so we need more *natural* storage capacity, not just flush water to the sea ASAP.

ft.com/content/ff3bb769-9339-4

#Climate#ClimateCrisis#ClimateAdaptation
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Akshay

“The 2025 UN world water development report finds that receding snow and ice cover in mountain regions could have “severe” consequences for people and nature.

Up to 60% of the world’s freshwater originates in mountain regions, which are home to 1.1bn people and 85% of species of birds, amphibians and mammals.”

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Carbon Brief · Glacier melt threatens water supplies for two billion people, UN warns - Carbon BriefClimate change and “unsustainable human activities” are driving “unprecedented changes” to mountains and glaciers, a UN report warns.
#Climate#ClimateCrisis#ClimateAdaptation
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Anton Hunter

Loads of #flooding near us in the UK today, which has reminded me of this article from @TheConversationClimate about why we should all install waterbutts at home!

A small change a lot of us can make that will impact our collective #ClimateResilience

The #ClimateEmergency is here, and we need to be looking for ways to help our local communities wiith #ClimateAdaptation

theconversation.com/if-more-ho

The ConversationIf more houses had water butts, it could help with drought, flooding and water pollutionExtreme weather is set to dominate our future – can collecting rainwater reduce the threat posed by both drought and flooding?
#flood#climatecrisis#ClimateAction
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Ilan Kelman

Just published and free to download #OpenAccess:
"#HeatIndex: An Alternative Indicator for Measuring the Impacts of Meteorological Factors on #Diarrhoea in the Climate Change Era: A Time Series Study in #Dhaka, #Bangladesh"
doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21111481
Led by Farhana Haque.
 
#ClimateHealth #HealthClimate #Health #GlobalHealth #Climate #ClimateChange #CCA #Adaptation #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateChangeAdaptation #PublicHealth #PlanetaryHealth #OneHealth #EcoHealth

MDPIHeat Index: An Alternative Indicator for Measuring the Impacts of Meteorological Factors on Diarrhoea in the Climate Change Era: A Time Series Study in Dhaka, BangladeshHeat index (HI) is a biometeorological indicator that combines temperature and relative humidity. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the Heat Index and daily counts of diarrhoea hospitalisation in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data on daily diarrhoea hospitalisations and meteorological variables from 1981 to 2010 were collected. We categorised the Heat Index of >94.3 °F (>34.6 °C), >100.7 °F (>38.2 °C) and >105 °F (>40.6 °C) as high, very high and extremely high Heat Index, respectively. We applied a time series adjusted generalised linear model (GLM) with negative binomial distribution to investigate the effects of the Heat Index and extreme Heat Index on hospitalisations for diarrhoea. Effects were assessed for all ages, children under 5 years old and by gender. A unit higher HI and high, very high and extremely high HI were associated with 0.8%, 8%, 7% and 9% increase in diarrhoea hospitalisations in all ages, respectively. The effects varied slightly by gender and were most pronounced in children under 5 years old with a rise of 1°F in high, very high and extremely high HI associated with a 14.1% (95% CI: 11.3–17.0%), 18.3% (95% CI: 13.4–23.5%) and 18.1% (95% CI: 8.4–28.6%) increase of diarrhoea, respectively. This suggests that the Heat Index may serve as an alternative indicator for measuring the combined effects of temperature and humidity on diarrhoea.
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