Acute fatal effects of short-lasting extreme temperatures in Stockholm, Sweden: evidence across a century of change
Background: Climate change is projected to increase the frequency of extreme weather
events. Short-term effects of extreme hot and cold weather and their effects on mortality have
been thoroughly documented, as have epidemiologic and demographic changes throughout
the 20th century. We investigated whether sensitivity to episodes of extreme heat and cold
has changed in Stockholm, Sweden, from the beginning of the 20th century until the present.
Methods: We collected daily mortality and temperature data for the period 1901–2009 for …
events. Short-term effects of extreme hot and cold weather and their effects on mortality have
been thoroughly documented, as have epidemiologic and demographic changes throughout
the 20th century. We investigated whether sensitivity to episodes of extreme heat and cold
has changed in Stockholm, Sweden, from the beginning of the 20th century until the present.
Methods: We collected daily mortality and temperature data for the period 1901–2009 for …
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