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SUMMARY:Heatwaves: the silent disaster - Dr. Gulrez Azhar (Center for Heal
 th and the Global Environment\, University of Washington)\, and Mr Mihir B
 hatt (All India Disaster Mitigation Institute)\, and Dr. Carlee Purdum (Te
 xas A&amp\;M University)
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DESCRIPTION:Heatwaves have had devastating effects throughout history. A h
 eatwave across Europe in the summer of 2003 killed over 70\,000\; projecti
 ons show that by 2100\, 2 percent of India’s population will be exposed 
 to the ‘heat survivability limit\;’ and at baseline climate conditions
 \, the US could lose an average of approximately $100 billion annually via
  heat-induced labour productivity decline. Despite the threats posed by he
 atwaves to human health and safety\, and their implications for national e
 conomies\, heatwaves are comparatively understudied within academia. Moreo
 ver\, they are often not regarded by governments or media as a ‘disaster
 ’. There are various reasons for this\, including: heatwaves do not invo
 lve mass destruction of property\, the deaths that result from heatwaves a
 re often relatively widely dispersed\, and they are often not directly att
 ributed to heatstroke. However extreme heat is increasing in severity and 
 intensity. It is necessary to understand (1) the (unequal) threat this pos
 es to communities\, and (2) the power that lies in interdisciplinary mitig
 ative tools to prepare for and protect against heatwaves in an inclusive m
 anner
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