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Stakeholder perspectives on extreme hot and cold weather alerts in England and the proposed move towards an impact-based approach

… saw an estimated 2556 excess deaths during episodes of heat. This was the highest heatwave-associated mortality … hospitals are generally not designed to cope with extreme heat (Gupta et al., 2017). Extreme heat also causes equipment … Bernard, S.M., Mcgeehin, M.A., 2004. Municipal heat wave response plans. Am. J. Public Health 94, 1520–1522. …

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