effects extreme heat, humidity, Wet-bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT), apparent temperature, wind, Heat Index, Humidex, Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI), heatwave, high temperature and hot climate on human health, human comfort, heat stress, heat rashes, and heat-related morbidity and mortality...
Theeffects of extreme heat on physical healthhave been well-documented with people at risk of heat-related illnesses including heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Experts, however, tell ABC News that heat can also have a serious impact on mental health. MORE: ER visits for...
The harmful health effects of extreme heat include heat-related illness due to dehydration as well as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Extreme heat also affects people with heart disease, pulmonary disease and other chronic problems, whose health can further deteriorate when exposed to hot conditions...
Many parts of the U.S. continue to grapple with oppressive heat and humidity. This can prevent the body from cooling down, increasing the risk of heat cramps, exhaustion and heatstroke. Dr. Jesse Bracamonte, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says the extreme heat and high humidity ca...
Climate change has caused rising temperatures across the US; while average temperatures have risen, extreme heat events have increased across the board. This study found thatfrom 1999 to 2017, all ages of American Indians/Native Alaskans and Black people had higher mortality rates from excessive he...
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Methods Observational studies published from January 1, 2007 to May 17, 2020 on health effects of extreme weather events in Europe were searched systematically in Medline, Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. The exposures of interest included extreme temperature, heat waves, ...
BUDAPEST, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- A Hungarian scientific paper published on Sunday warns people of the extreme heatwaves' effects on human health. According to the paper, entitled "The effects of climate change on our health and healthsystem," the research by experts of Hungarian National Public...
This goal is important because urban heat is predictable and, to some degree, modifiable. Cities can use climate adaptation strategies to mitigate the effects of daily temperature through changes to the built environment.15,16 If there is an association between daily temperature and firearm violence...
The prevalence of heat-induced adverse health effects was 46%, out of which one fourth led to medical consultation. Multivariate analyses showed that dissatisfaction with the summer dwelling temperature, which refers to home heat exposure, and perception that the neighbourhood is polluted due to ...