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Displaying 2 of about 2 results… the well-publicized problems of drugs, gangs or guns - is heat stroke, experts say. “When it’s hot out, it gets really … are either elderly and don't know how to deal with the heat, or are less fortunate and cannot afford an air … increase in morbidity than other areas during a heat wave,” said Pat Kinney, a researcher with the Consortium for …
… 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, …