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28 Φεβ 2022 · Our attribution analysis indicates that heat wave frequency and intensity drastically increase in India during the twentieth century due to anthropogenic forcings.
1 Σεπ 2023 · The study found that mortality rates increased during heat waves in areas of the city with high heat island intensity, and that this effect was stronger in areas with higher population density and lower socioeconomic status (Linares et al., 2018).
28 Μαΐ 2024 · The negative health impacts of heat are predictable and largely preventable with specific public health and multi-sectoral policies and interventions. WHO has issued guidance for public health institutions to identify and manage extreme heat risks.
1 Σεπ 2018 · In this review of studies of health impacts of heatwaves, a mismatch was identified between research effort (as measured by the number and location of studies) and need (as suggested by several indicators of population level vulnerability).
Rapid rises in heat gain due to exposure to hotter than average conditions compromises the body’s ability to regulate temperature and can result in a cascade of illnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and hyperthermia.
24 Νοε 2020 · Climate change has already and will continue to increase both average ambient temperatures and the frequency and intensity of excursions above those averages (i.e., heat waves or extreme heat events) and will thereby lead directly and indirectly to amplification of the risk of HRMM.
Heatwaves can burden health and emergency services and also increase strain on water, energy and transportation resulting in power shortages or even blackouts. Food and livelihood security may also be strained if people lose their crops or livestock due to extreme heat. .
