Executive summary The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown is published as the world
confronts profound and concurrent systemic shocks. Countries and health systems continue …

Converging global evidence highlights the dire consequences of climate change for human
mental health and wellbeing. This paper summarises literature across relevant disciplines to …

In late June 2021 a heatwave of unprecedented magnitude impacted the Pacific Northwest
region of Canada and the United States. Many locations broke all-time maximum …

Extreme summer temperatures are increasingly common across the Northern Hemisphere
and inflict severe socioeconomic and biological consequences. In summer 2021, the Pacific …

Climate change is widely recognized as a major risk to societies and natural ecosystems but
the high end of the risk, ie, where risks become existential, is poorly framed, defined, and …

This chapter of the New York City Panel on Climate Change 4 (NPCC4) report considers
climate health risks, vulnerabilities, and resilience strategies in New York City's unique …

Atmospheric rivers are long and narrow bands of enhanced water vapour transport
concentrated in the lower troposphere. Many studies have documented the important role of …

Abstract The 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave featured record‐smashing high
temperatures, raising questions about whether extremes are changing faster than the mean …

25 At no other time in history has the importance of understanding and reducing the impacts
of 26 extreme heat on health been so vital. Climate change, an aging population, urban …

Abstract Western North America experienced an unprecedented extreme heat event (EHE)
in 2021, characterized by high temperatures and reduced air quality. There were …