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Urban heat: an increasing threat to global health

… report examines the health consequences of extreme urban heat and the priorities for action and research to mitigate … storm” of risks to global health, particularly from urban heat. This report highlights that the health risks of heat … islands on mortality in Paris during the August 2003 heat wave. Environ Health Perspect 2012;120:254-9. …
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Heat health risk and adaptability assessments at the subdistrict scale in metropolitan Beijing

… the background of global climate change, the increasing heat health risk from the combined effect of changes in high … (town, township, neighborhood committee, and equivalent) heat health risk and adaptability assessments are still … Geographics 10(1): Article 7. Klinenberg, E. 2003. Heat wave: A social autopsy of disaster in Chicago. Chicago and …
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Heatwaves: Addressing a sweltering risk in Asia-Pacific

… make decisions. Given the sizeable threat posed by extreme heat events, the report details the human impacts of heat waves, ranging from individual and community health to … 2.2. Global and regional patterns of heat waves 2.3. Heat wave preparedness and response 2.4. Challenges with measuring …

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