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Displaying 60 of about 123 results… Heat-related illness, an environmental exposure-related … (ED), is likely to rise with increased incidence of heat events related to climate change. Few studies … and statistical relationship of social vulnerability and heat-related health outcomes. This study explores …
… Extreme heat is the leading weather-related cause of death in the … weather events, understanding Americans’ perceptions of heat risk and their geographic variability is essential for promoting adaptive behaviors during heat waves. Using a large original survey dataset of 9,217 …
… in the context of climate change adaptation, such as in heat-health action plans, especially addressing vulnerable … developing and implementing national, regional and local heat-health action plans, according to their specific … to about 25,000 when considering the hottest decadal heat- wave years across regions. For the hottest years, EU27 costs …
… of vulnerability of urban populations to extreme heat events in Australian capital cities at the present time, … can be used to calculate temperature thresholds for heat alert days. The key risk factors related to adverse … health outcomes were found to be areas with intense urban heat islands, areas with higher proportions of older people, …
… This UCS analysis provides a detailed view of how extreme heat events caused by dangerous combinations of temperature … country. The authors have analyzed where and how often the heat index—also known as the National Weather Service “feels … scenarios associated with different levels of global heat-trapping emissions and future warming. These scenarios …
… combining compound exposures of air pollution, extreme heat, humidity and a health outcome. A total of 506 papers … is clear that although the health risks of air pollution, heat and humidity are well established individually, evidence … asthma diagnosis risk associated with the 2012 heat wave and drought in Douglas County NE, USA. Heart and Lung, …
… caused by climate change will also make the phenomenon of “heat stress” more common. Heat stress refers to heat received in excess of that which the body can tolerate …
… did a comprehensive mortality impact assessment due to heat and cold in European urban areas, considering … geographical differences and age-specific risks. Heat and cold are established environmental risk factors for … exceptional mortality effect related to the European heat wave in some locations. In each city, the model is fitted on …
… in the United States. It provides data on the number of heat-related illnesses and deaths in the country and … Agreement. Projections of summertime deaths due to extreme heat were made based on the weather classification system … In many areas, warming will be compounded by the urban heat island effect. It also finds an increase in excess …
… to better understand and manage the risks of extreme heat on human wellbeing, including the public health burden heat poses and the direct and indirect impacts of heat waves. The report offers a review of available heat …
… and safety impacts experienced during a historic extreme heat event in Canada. By conducting a systematized review and content analysis of media coverage about the 2021 Heat Dome, the researchers were able to identify the … spoke with four paramedics who worked during the heat wave and stated, “all described a service overwhelmed with …
… in European cities can be more severely affected by heat because of their location in densely built urban … as a threat to health and well-being in Europe: focus on heat and infectious diseases No 07/2022 Climate change as a … https://www.politico.eu/article/excess-death-surged-heat-wave-hit-europe/ Heat as major threat to human health in …
… 2°C. The authors specify the differences in city-level heat-related mortality between the 3°C trajectory and warming … the 2°C threshold could avoid between 70 and 1980 annual heat-related deaths per city during extreme events (30-year … 1.5°C threshold could avoid between 110 and 2720 annual heat-related deaths. Population changes and adaptation …
… differentiated questions on how risks and responses to heat stress vary among the different social categories in the … well as the important factors that affect vulnerability to heat stress. … This study addresses socially differentiated questions on how risks and responses to heat stress vary among the different social categories in the …
… Ahmedabad implemented South Asia’s first heat action plan (HAP) after a 2010 heatwave. This study … deaths were avoided in the post-HAP period. Extreme heat and HAP warnings after implementation were associated … other cities attempting to increase resilience to extreme heat. … Ahmedabad implemented South Asia’s first heat action …