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Displaying 30 of about 76 resultsThis paper investigates the association between exposure to cumulative disaster and the first onset of depression in a nationally representative survey in South Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa faces unprecedented disasters, with climate change expected to exacerbate the frequency and severity of unpredictable and stressful catastrophic events. Unlike develop…
… diverse risks to human lives including but not limited to heat exposure and heat stress; water scarcity, flooding and droughts; changing … increasing health problem for Egypt. During a severe heat wave that occurred in 2015, more than 500 were admitted to …
… ClIMaTe HaZarDs 6 HealTH rIsKs DUe TO ClIMaTe CHaNGe 6 HeaT sTress 7 FOOD saFeTY aND seCUrITY 8 WaTer QUaNTITY aND … change Injury and mortality from extreme weather events Heat-related illness Respiratory illness Waterborne diseases … FIGURE 6: Mortality relative risk (RR) related to heat wave duration in population aged 65+ years in Israel. Source: …
… community participation in outbreak control efforts. Heat wave Heat-related mortality and morbidity Collaboration between …
This study aimed to compare the short-term temperature-dengue associations during different dengue outbreak periods, estimate the dengue cases attributable to temperature, and ascertain if there was an association between heatwaves and dengue outbreaks in Hanoi, Vietnam. Many studies have shown associations between rising temperatures, El Niño events an…
… 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. …
… choices. This region is already water stressed, and heat stress limits daily life for much of the year. Not only … the stresses of human impacts. At the same time, heat stress from rising temperatures will considerably … could increase the intensity and frequency of extreme wave events, further exacerbating coastal erosion and …
… resilience by type of event 6 5.1 Heatwaves and the urban heat island effect 6 5.2 Flooding 8 5.3 Storm events 11 5.4 … stress disorder SDG Sustainable Development Goal UHI urban heat island UNDRR United Nations Office for Disaster Risk … there is strong evidence that coastal ecosystems reduce wave energy and can also reduce inland flooding depths during …
… Natural 178 Convective storm 12 Flash flood 6 Forest fire Heat wave 139 Land fire (Brush, Bush, Pasture) 9 Riverine flood 4 …
… et al., 2010) and ventilation capacities during extreme heat events (Samuelson et al., 2020; Ahmed, Kumar & Mottet, … was outdated, which was an issue when faced with the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health consequences mentioned … neighbourhoods cooler in the summer and reduce the “urban heat island” effect or to trim the branches of all trees to …
… 29 3.3.3 Effects of climate change on air pollution 30 3.4 Heat direct effects 30 3.4.1 Regional and inter-regional assessments of impact 30 3.4.2 Urban heat 33 3.4.3 Labour productivity, economic activity and … estate, for example hospital buildings Renovation Wave (European Green Deal) (Haines and Scheelbeek 2020) New …
… and mortality occurred across two waves, with the first wave occurring in April and spread reasonably evenly across … Australia’s eight States and Territories, but the second wave (in July/August) being concentrated mainly in Victoria … COVID-19 period, however, and particularly after the first wave of infections and into the second wave of infections, …
… Fires research will continue over 2021-22 with a second wave of the survey and additional focus groups and … two parts: (a) A survey, which was conducted in 2020-21 (Wave 1) and will be conducted again in 2021-22 (Wave 2), including both paid and volunteer personnel in fire …
… CLIMATE HAZARDS 6 HEALTH RISKS DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE 6 HEAT STRESS 7 FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY 8 WATER QUANTITY AND … change Injury and mortality from extreme weather events Heat-related illness Respiratory illness Waterborne diseases … risks of climate change include vector-borne diseases, heat stress, increased incidence of gastrointestinal …
… CLIMATE HAZARDS 6 HEALTH RISKS DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE 6 HEAT STRESS 7 FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY 8 WATER QUANTITY AND … change Injury and mortality from extreme weather events Heat-related illness Respiratory illness Waterborne diseases … Health risks of climate change in Slovakia include heat stress, respiratory diseases, mental ill- health, and …