Public health preparedness for extreme heat events

JJ Hess, NA Errett, G McGregor… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Heat is a dangerous hazard that causes acute heat illness, chronic disease exacerbations,
adverse pregnancy outcomes, and a range of injuries. Risks are highest during extreme …

Evaluations of heat action plans for reducing the health impacts of extreme heat: methodological developments (2012–2021) and remaining challenges

IJ Dwyer, SJE Barry, I Megiddo, CJ White - International journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is stark in its warnings
about the changing climate, including future increases in the frequency and intensity of …

COVID-19 related sentiment analysis using state-of-the-art machine learning and deep learning techniques

Z Jalil, A Abbasi, AR Javed… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has influenced the everyday life of
people around the globe. In general and during lockdown phases, people worldwide use …

Intensification of heatwaves in China in recent decades: Roles of climate modes

J Wei, W Han, W Wang, L Zhang… - npj Climate and …, 2023 - nature.com
Modes of climate variability can affect weather extremes, posing intractable challenges to
our environment. However, to what extent climate modes can modulate heatwaves in China …

Heat wave intensity and daily mortality in four of the largest cities of Spain

D Royé, R Codesido, A Tobías, M Taracido - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
In the current context of climate change, heat waves have become a significant problem for
human health. This study assesses the effects of heat wave intensity on mortality (natural …

Heatwave intensity on the Iberian Peninsula: Future climate projections

N Lorenzo, A Díaz-Poso, D Royé - Atmospheric Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Heatwaves are the most relevant extreme climatic events, particularly in the context of global
warming and the related increasing impacts on society and the natural environment. This …

[HTML][HTML] Excess heat factor climatology, trends, and exposure across European functional urban areas

A Oliveira, A Lopes, A Soares - Weather and Climate Extremes, 2022 - Elsevier
In Europe, regional climate change prospects indicate the urgency of adapting to extreme
weather events. While increasing temperature trends have already been detected, in the last …

[HTML][HTML] Heatwave fatalities in Australia, 2001–2018: an analysis of coronial records

L Coates, J van Leeuwen, S Browning… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Historically, heatwaves are Australia's most destructive natural hazard in terms of loss of life.
This study analyses statistics of fatalities associated with heatwaves in Australia from 2001 …

[HTML][HTML] Spatio-temporal evolution of heat waves severity and expansion across the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic islands

A Díaz-Poso, N Lorenzo, D Royé - Environmental research, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current climate change scenario, heat waves have become one of the most
concerning extreme climatic events, both because of their implications for human health and …

Intensifying Australian heatwave trends and their sensitivity to observational data

P Jyoteeshkumar Reddy, SE Perkins‐Kirkpatrick… - Earth's …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Heatwaves are an accustomed extreme event of the Australian climate, which can cause
catastrophic impacts on human health, agriculture, and urban and natural systems. We have …