Heatwave effects on human health and wellbeing is a great public health concern,
especially in the context of climate change. However, no universally consistent heatwave …

The objectives were (i) to conduct an overview of systematic reviews to summarize evidence
from and evaluate the methodological quality of systematic reviews assessing the impact of …

Background Although studies have provided estimates of premature deaths attributable to
either heat or cold in selected countries, none has so far offered a systematic assessment …

Increasing awareness of the urban heat island (UHI) effect has raised attention about the
outdoor thermal comfort in cities worldwide. Several studies in the last decades have …

This paper examines the temperature-mortality relationship over the course of the twentieth-
century United States both for its own interest and to identify potentially useful adaptations …

Background: Studies have examined the effects of temperature on mortality in a single city,
country, or region. However, less evidence is available on the variation in the associations …

Growing evidence suggests that climate adaptation responses that do not incorporate equity
considerations may worsen inequality and increase vulnerability. Using data from a …

Introduction: Portugal is experiencing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic since March
2020. All-causes mortality in Portugal increased during March and April 2020 compared to …

This '10 Questions' contribution provides an overview of thermal comfort in relation to ageing
and the way the indoor environment can contribute to and improve well-being and health of …

The characteristics of heat waves (HWs) in southern China in 1979–2010 are studied by
using both reanalysis and station datasets. Guangdong Province of China (GDPC) is taken …