Extreme heatDeathsMorbidityHeat vulnerability indexSystematic reviewAustraliaClimate change has been recognized as a driver of increased heatwave events in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia. This review systematically retrieved and summarized published evidence on heat-related health impacts in ...
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between high ambient temperature and acute work-related injury, expanding on previous research in this area. Specifically we examined the relationship between both daytime and overnight temperatures and injury risk and disentangled ...
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in Neptune Township, New Jersey, told ABC News that mood changes, including irritability, may come from the fact that extreme heat can raise levels of cortisol, known as the "stress hormone," in the brain.
“Many people do not realize how deadly extreme heat can be,” Jennifer Wang, the executive director of the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health, said in an interview with STAT last month. The heat risk index aims to highlight that link,basing its thresholdson a combination of local ...
More than half of Americans have felt the influence of extreme heat on health,according to a survey. That percentage is even higher in California, where heat is the top problem, reported by 71% of those surveyed.“Californi a does have low levels of air conditioning in homes, maybe because...
In a report on Europe's climate, Copernicus and the WMO noted last year's extreme conditions, including a July heatwave which pushed 41% of southern Europe into strong, very strong or extreme heat stress - the biggest area of Europe under such conditions in any...
The World Food Programme has warned that a massive public health crisis is looming in Gaza due to the lack of clean water, food and medical supplies. "We've seen massive displacement over the last weeks and months, and we know that combination and the heat can cause a rise ...
Under a Creative Commons license Open accessAbstract Introduction Due to climate change, the frequency of heatwaves and extreme heat events (EHE) has increased over the last five decades and is expected to continue increasing. Methods In this scoping review, we searched the literature for how EH...
Extreme heat is a huge killer — these local approaches can keep people safe As the threat of deadly heatwaves rises, scientists are working with cities to introduce low-tech cooling features to protect citizens. Alix Soliman News | 21 August 2024 First biolab in South America for studying...