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Displaying 15 of about 600 resultsIn this paper, researchers search for the most extreme heatwaves in Ile-de-France that are physically plausible, under climate change scenarios, for the decades around 2024. The Summer Olympic Games in 2024 will take place during the apex of the temperature seasonal cycle in the Paris Area. The mid-latitudes of the Northern hemisphere have witnessed a f…
The Greater London Authority (GLA) has commissioned Arup to carry out this study in recognition of the need for better data to inform a long-term and sustained approach to locate and target interventions in London’s built environment. Urban heat risk is an ever-growing pressure on London’s physical environment and its people, with the most vulnerable pe…
In this paper, the authors estimate county-level variations in older populations’ heat exposure in the early (1995–2014) and mid (2050) 21st century in the United States of America. We identify the extent to which rising exposures are attributable to climate change versus population aging. The co-occurring trends of population aging and climate change m…
This paper analyzes and compares the impacts of multiple types of extreme events across several domains in Europe, to reveal corresponding impact signatures. The authors characterize the distinct impacts of droughts, floods, heat waves, frosts and storms on a variety of biophysical and social variables at national level and half-monthly time scale.They…
This factsheet highlights chronic kidney disease of non-traditional cause (CKDnt) affects millions of outdoor manual workers in tropical environments. As global temperatures rise, more workers will be put at risk of CKDnt, increasingly a concern for workers also in EU and US.The ENBEL research factsheet series provides accessible summaries of resea…
This review provides a comprehensive, accessible and structured overview of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) and Heat Waves (HWs) topic as a support for a better understanding of the gaps to be addressed by future research. Urban Heat Island (UHI) and Heat Waves (HWs) are very important research topics as they have a strong impact on society and their synerg…
This paper uses data from 2003–19 on 2.47 million test takers of a national high stakes university entrance exam in Ethiopia to study the impacts of temperature on learning outcomes. It finds that high temperatures during the school year leading up to the exam reduce test scores, controlling for temperatures when the exam is taken. The results sugg…
This Special Report, connected with the MCR2030 “Flames of Chance: Innovating Heat and Wildfire Governance for Inclusive Communities” report, strives to focus attention on the following aspects: (a) understanding the issue in relation to ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities; (b) understanding the factors and obstacles that determine the magn…
This paper presents a comprehensive Twitter data analysis (2011-2023) to gain insights into public perceptions of heatwaves and their health-related concerns. In terms of health outcomes, the paper categorizes and analyzes a wide range of concerns during heat waves, from heat-related illnesses to mental health issues. These findings provide valuable ins…
This report notes that children are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of heatwaves, putting them at risk of serious illness including heatstroke. Around half of children in Europe and Central Asia – or 92 million – are exposed to high heatwave frequency, according to an analysis of the latest available data from 50 countries published today by UNIC…
This study provides novel insights into the occupational health 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 occupations reported to have been impacted by the extreme heat event…
This project, which is part of a broader WHO/UNDP Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded project, developed and implemented a heatwave early warning system to reduce the health risks and to increase the capacity of health systems and community residents to prepare for and cope with periods of extreme temperatures. The project was piloted in four…
This study exploits variations in heat levels during a household survey spanning 150 countries in a quasi-natural experiment to show that particularly hot weeks are associated with higher chances of food insecurity among households (0.5767, 95% confidence interval 0.2958–0.8576, t = 4.024, d.f. = 427,816, P < 0.001).Rising temperatures are expected t…
This report provides yet more evidence that children are on the front lines of the climate crisis. It is a follow-up to the 2021 report, The climate crisis is a child rights crisis: Introducing the children’s climate risk index, which provided a picture of children’s exposure to and vulnerability to climate shocks and stresses, showing how climate…
In this study, the researchers build daytime and nighttime high-temperature interpolation models supported by data from 225 meteorological stations in Beijing. Against the background of global climate change, the increasing heat health risk from the combined effect of changes in high temperature, exposure, vulnerability, and other factors has become a g…