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28 Μαΐ 2024 · Heat is a major environmental and occupational health hazard that can cause death, illness and disability. Learn how heat affects health, who is vulnerable, and what actions can be taken to prevent and manage heat-related risks.
21 Αυγ 2021 · This article reviews the effects of heat on human health, especially in the context of climate change and urbanisation. It covers mortality, morbidity, pregnancy, mental health, and occupational health outcomes, as well as prevention and adaptation strategies.
15 Μαΐ 2024 · The greatest effect of heat on health occurs with extreme heat exposure, but the effects of temperatures that exceed historical norms are also well recognized.
23 Ιουν 2022 · Learn how climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and dangerous, and what are the health and environmental impacts of extreme heat. Find out how to adapt to and cope with hot and humid days in different regions and settings.
Sustainable interventions at the landscape and urban, building, and individual levels can be applied to alter patterns of heat transfer, disrupt the heat cascade, and ultimately minimise the accumulation of heat inside the human body during heat extremes and hot weather.
23 Ιουλ 2023 · Multiple organ failure, heart attack and kidney failure are the primary ways people die in extreme heat. Read on to find out how to stay safe in the heat wave.
7 Οκτ 2021 · Record breaking heat events, once rare, are now common. 1 An extra 475 million exposures to heatwaves (that is, one person experiencing three days or more of extreme heat) were observed globally in 2019 compared with 1986-2005. 2 Clear evidence links the intensity and frequency of heat extremes to human induced global warming, which also ...
