Recent decades have seen a rise in the use of physics methods to study different societal
phenomena. This development has been due to physicists venturing outside of their …

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 …

Background High ambient temperatures are associated with many health effects, including
premature mortality. The combination of global warming due to climate change and the …

The costs of climate change are often estimated in monetary terms, but this raises ethical
issues. Here we express them in terms of numbers of people left outside the 'human climate …

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 …

Background Associations between high and low temperatures and increases in mortality
and morbidity have been previously reported, yet no comprehensive assessment of disease …

Climate change and urbanization are rapidly increasing human exposure to extreme
ambient temperatures, yet few studies have examined temperature and mortality in Latin …

Background The systematic evaluation of the results of time-series studies of air pollution is
challenged by differences in model specification and publication bias. Methods We …

Background Car-dependent city planning has resulted in high levels of environmental
pollution, sedentary lifestyles and increased vulnerability to the effects of climate change …

Climate change can increase the risk of conditions that exceed human thermoregulatory
capacity,,,,,. Although numerous studies report increased mortality associated with extreme …