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heat·waves
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of heatwaves in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of heatwaves in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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The number of disasters is increasing, becoming more intense and more costly, climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather, especially floods, droughts and heatwaves.
We are facing dangerous positive feedback between climate and boreal fires, heatwaves and droughts are likely to occur more frequently over the boreal region, and the frequency and intensity of extreme wildfires like those in 2021 are likely to increase, with the release of CO2 emissions in turn leading to further global warming.
We are seeing them play out in real time in the form of unprecedented heatwaves, floods, droughts and wildfires. And we've seen them all this summer.
This outlook also means the risk of heatwaves is increased.
I hope it's a wake-up call also to people that have not just been affected by this one, but also people elsewhere -- because it's been heatwaves elsewhere, where I could tell a similar story, we are just facing more extreme events of many kinds, and the only thing we can do is, on the one hand, closing the tap off the increase in greenhouse gases to avoid the risk of getting further out of hand, and on the other hand, preparing for that more extreme climate.
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