Heat waves: Physical understanding and scientific challenges
D Barriopedro, R García‐Herrera… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heat waves (HWs) can cause large socioeconomic and environmental impacts. The
observed increases in their frequency, intensity and duration are projected to continue with …
observed increases in their frequency, intensity and duration are projected to continue with …
Climate change and cardiovascular disease: implications for global health
Climate change is the greatest existential challenge to planetary and human health and is
dictated by a shift in the Earth's weather and air conditions owing to anthropogenic activity …
dictated by a shift in the Earth's weather and air conditions owing to anthropogenic activity …
[HTML][HTML] Extreme weather impacts of climate change: an attribution perspective
Extreme event attribution aims to elucidate the link between global climate change, extreme
weather events, and the harms experienced on the ground by people, property, and nature …
weather events, and the harms experienced on the ground by people, property, and nature …
The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change
Climate change affects human health; however, there have been no large-scale, systematic
efforts to quantify the heat-related human health impacts that have already occurred due to …
efforts to quantify the heat-related human health impacts that have already occurred due to …
[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study
Background Exposure to cold or hot temperatures is associated with premature deaths. We
aimed to evaluate the global, regional, and national mortality burden associated with non …
aimed to evaluate the global, regional, and national mortality burden associated with non …
[HTML][HTML] The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on plastics and human health
PJ Landrigan, H Raps, M Cropper, C Bald… - Annals of Global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …
[HTML][HTML] City-level impact of extreme temperatures and mortality in Latin America
Climate change and urbanization are rapidly increasing human exposure to extreme
ambient temperatures, yet few studies have examined temperature and mortality in Latin …
ambient temperatures, yet few studies have examined temperature and mortality in Latin …
[HTML][HTML] Global climate change and human health: Pathways and possible solutions
Global warming has been changing the planet's climate pattern, leading to increasing
frequency, intensity and duration of extreme weather events and natural disasters. These …
frequency, intensity and duration of extreme weather events and natural disasters. These …
Recent progress on urban overheating and heat island research. Integrated assessment of the energy, environmental, vulnerability and health impact. Synergies with …
M Santamouris - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban overheating is documented for more than 400 major cities in the world. Numerous
experimental data show that the magnitude of the average temperature increase may …
experimental data show that the magnitude of the average temperature increase may …
[HTML][HTML] Excess mortality attributed to heat and cold: a health impact assessment study in 854 cities in Europe
Background Heat and cold are established environmental risk factors for human health.
However, mapping the related health burden is a difficult task due to the complexity of the …
However, mapping the related health burden is a difficult task due to the complexity of the …