Climate change is already having adverse impacts on ecosystems, communities and
economic activities through higher temperatures, prolonged droughts, and more frequent …

Background Climate change driven by human activities has increased annual temperatures
in Spain by around 1° C since 1980. However, little is known regarding the extent to which …

Climate change is causing the surface temperature to rise and the extreme weather events
to increase in frequency and intensity, which will pose potential threats to the survival and …

Background: In a changing climate, increasing temperatures are anticipated to have
profound health impacts. These impacts could be mitigated if individuals and communities …

The increase in surface air temperature in China has been faster than the global rate, and
more high temperature spells are expected to occur in future. Here we assess the annual …

Introduction In the recent past, spells of extreme heat associated with appreciable mortality
have been documented in developed countries, including North America and Europe …

The existence of long-term persistence (LTP) in hydro-climatic time series can lead to
considerable change in significance of trends. Therefore, past findings of climatic trend …

Building refurbishment, through incorporating phase change materials (PCMs) into building
fabrics, has been considered to be an effective way to reduce the energy consumption and …

It is widely acknowledged that the climate is warming globally and within the UK. In this
paper, studies which assess the direct impact of current increased temperatures and heat …

Background: High and low ambient temperatures are associated with increased mortality in
temperate and subtropical climates. Temperature-related mortality patterns are expected to …