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the fifthcostliest year for insured losses since 1980 1 . In the USA alone, there have already been 15 events with damages of at least US$ 1bn in 2017*, resulting in the deaths of 282 people. Loss estimates for hurricanes Maria, Irma and Harvey range from US$ 15bn to US$ 55bn each 2 . Are extremes

............................................................... 109 4.3.1 Risks from extreme heat and flooding in urban centres ................................ 109 4.3.2 Sea-level rise (urban)................................................................................... 110 4.3.3 Access to safe water in urban areas

that besides being the most vulnerable, Africa is the continent that is least equipped to handle the impacts of climate change (Lubini and Adamowsky, 2013). Majority of Africa’s population depend on natural resources which to a large extent depend on the availability and supply of fresh water resources

in the last 30 minutes, or is forecast; o Red: At least one red threshold is forecast to breach; o Amber: At least one amber threshold is forecast to breach; o Green: No alert threshold breached for the entire alert period (12, 24, or 36 hours); The location markers only display one colour and that indicated

the 1970s, but have been relatively flat over the most recent 15 years to 2013. This has prompted speculation that human induced global warming is no longer happening, or at least will be much smaller than predicted. Others maintain that this is a temporary pause and that temperatures will again

. Display examples for a sample of different levels (at least 5) and different timesteps (at least 3). [COMPLIANT] ii) A “zooming facility” for GRIB2 chart areas. Objective 1: Demonstrate the maximum and minimum levels of 'zoom' that the user can use. [COMPLIANT] Objective 2: Demonstrate the 'pan

GRIB2 data. Display examples for a sample of different levels (at least 5) and different timesteps (at least 3). [COMPLIANT] ii) A “zooming facility” for GRIB2 chart areas. Objective 1: Demonstrate the maximum and minimum levels of 'zoom' that the user can use. [COMPLIANT] Objective 2: Demonstrate

and including all of the standard ICAO areas 3 is required. Objective 1: Demonstrate display of wind/temperature chart from WAFC London and WAFC Washington 4 GRIB2 data. Display examples for a sample of different levels (at least 5) and different timesteps (at least 3). [COMPLIANT] ii) A “zooming facility

spanning the International Date Line and including all of the standard ICAO areas 3 is required. Objective 1: Demonstrate display of wind/temperature chart from WAFC London and WAFC Washington 4 GRIB2 data. Display examples for a sample of different levels (at least 5) and different timesteps

(at least 5) and different timesteps (at least 3). [COMPLIANT] ii) A “zooming facility” for GRIB2 chart areas. Objective 1: Demonstrate the maximum and minimum levels of 'zoom' that the user can use. [COMPLIANT] Objective 2: Demonstrate the 'pan' functionality of the software. [COMPLIANT] iii