Changes in population susceptibility to heat and cold over time: assessing adaptation to climate change
K Arbuthnott, S Hajat, C Heaviside, S Vardoulakis - Environmental Health, 2016 - Springer
Background In the context of a warming climate and increasing urbanisation (with the
associated urban heat island effect), interest in understanding temperature related health …
associated urban heat island effect), interest in understanding temperature related health …
Rising temperatures, human health, and the role of adaptation
There is near consensus in the scientific community that humans will experience higher
future temperatures due to the ongoing accumulation of greenhouse gases in the …
future temperatures due to the ongoing accumulation of greenhouse gases in the …
Increased high-temperature extremes and associated population exposure in Africa by the mid-21st century
Previous studies warned that heat extremes are likely to intensify and frequently occur in the
future due to climate change. Apart from changing climate, the population's size and …
future due to climate change. Apart from changing climate, the population's size and …
Temporal variation in heat–mortality associations: a multicountry study
A Gasparrini, Y Guo, M Hashizume… - Environmental …, 2015 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Recent investigations have reported a decline in the heat-related mortality risk
during the last decades. However, these studies are frequently based on modeling …
during the last decades. However, these studies are frequently based on modeling …
Air conditioning and heat-related mortality: a multi-country longitudinal study
Background: Air conditioning has been proposed as one of the key factors explaining
reductions of heat-related mortality risks observed in the last decades. However, direct …
reductions of heat-related mortality risks observed in the last decades. However, direct …
[HTML][HTML] A multi-country analysis on potential adaptive mechanisms to cold and heat in a changing climate
Background Temporal variation of temperature-health associations depends on the
combination of two pathways: pure adaptation to increasingly warmer temperatures due to …
combination of two pathways: pure adaptation to increasingly warmer temperatures due to …
Global and regional changes in exposure to extreme heat and the relative contributions of climate and population change
The frequency and intensity of extreme heat wave events have increased in the past several
decades and are likely to continue to increase in the future under the influence of human …
decades and are likely to continue to increase in the future under the influence of human …
Temporal trends of the association between ambient temperature and hospitalisations for cardiovascular diseases in Queensland, Australia from 1995 to 2016: a time …
Background In the context of global warming, studies have turned to assess the temporal
trend of the association between temperature and health outcomes, which can be used to …
trend of the association between temperature and health outcomes, which can be used to …
Heat and mortality in New York City since the beginning of the 20th century
Background: Heat is recognized as one of the deadliest weather-related phenomena.
Although the impact of high temperatures on mortality has been a subject of extensive …
Although the impact of high temperatures on mortality has been a subject of extensive …
Temporal trends in human vulnerability to excessive heat
SC Sheridan, MJ Allen - Environmental research letters, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Over recent decades, studies have examined various morbidity and mortality outcomes
associated with heat exposure. This review explores the collective knowledge of the …
associated with heat exposure. This review explores the collective knowledge of the …