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… and mortality in adults, but less is known about how heat affects children. Our study, led by Dr. Aaron Bernstein … Perspectives , is the first to evaluate the impacts of heat on children’s health in all major regions around the … 27 states from May to September, 2016-2018. It found that heat increases the number of children who visit the emergency …
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… estimate of urban population exposure to extreme heat––referred to henceforth as exposure––for 13,115 urban … population growth intersects with increases in extreme heat. Without this knowledge, there is limited ability to … above 40.6 °C (Fig. 4C). We isolate the peak of the heat wave hitting Aleppo on Aug. 5, during which HImax exceeded 47 …
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… summer is coming in hot. The New York Times reports that a heat wave caused  record-high temperatures  this weekend in 16 … Great Lakes, with more than  100 million Americans  under heat alerts, according to the Washington Post. Across large …
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Heat waves and air pollution events can often occur at the … (USA) to measure the daily on-the-ground pattern of urban heat and ozone pollution. Their results may be effective at … measurements available to researchers. View the study … Heat waves and air pollution events can often occur at the …
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… As cities everywhere get hotter, addressing increasing heat is becoming a priority.  In a new publication,  “Planning for Urban Heat Resilience,”   Sara Meerow , assistant professor in the … among climate risks in the U.S.  The 2021 extreme heat wave that hit the Pacific Northwest killed an estimated 1,200 …
… & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), have shown that thousands of heat-related child deaths could be prevented if temperature … Paris Agreement’s 1.5ºC target through to 2050. However, heat-related child deaths could double in sub-Saharan Africa … Letters , estimated the impact of climate change on annual heat-related deaths of children under five in sub-Saharan …
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… 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. …
… Study explores effects of summertime heat waves on workforce health in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Los Angeles Working outdoors during periods of extreme heat can cause discomfort, heat stress, or heat illnesses – all growing concerns for …
[...] On August 10, the German cabinet approved a draft bill to install more water fountains in German cities and municipalities. If the law passes the Bundestag, local authorities will be obliged to provide access to free drinking water in public spaces as part of the so-called "Daseinsvorsorge" (guaranteed basic public services framewo…
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… By 2070, 3.5 billion people will be heavily affected by heat, 1.6 billion of whom will live in urban areas. Rising … Commission on BiodiverCities by 2030 have produced the Heat Action Platform to provide cities around the world with a roadmap and tools to address extreme heat. In 2021, summer in the northern hemisphere saw a …
… measures that must be taken for people’s protection. The “heat alert” system classifies heat waves into four categories and informs citizens to … measures that must be taken for people’s protection. The “heat alert” system classifies heat waves into four categories …
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… efforts were the first to map  a city's “islands”  of heat in a “sea” of lower-temperature surroundings. [...] … car technique with modern methodology to chart dangerous heat zones. Their approach uses thermometers in … city blocks; such data could help urban planners develop heat-mitigation policies in places without access to …
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… Evidence of heat impacts on unborn babies suggests we need new … The foetuses of women working in the fields in extreme heat can show signs of strain before their mothers are … in The Gambia, is the first to measure the impacts of heat stress on the foetuses of manual workers. Findings …
… [...] “The reason that most people work outside in the heat is because it's work that has to be done. But it doesn't … to countries in southern Europe with a long experience of heat, you will find that they do have siestas” he says. “I … In high temperatures, construction workers are exposed to heat stroke as well as skin damage, and they also have to …
… A new report warns extreme heat is set to cause devastating climate-related suffering in Canada, that if left unchecked, will surpass the 595 heat-related fatalities reported by British Columbia’s … in 2018. New guidance to address irreversible extreme heat , developed by the University of Waterloo’s Intact …

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