Background The health impacts of climate warming are usually quantified based on daily
average temperatures. However, extra health risks might result from hot nights. We project …

Background Evidence on the potential interactive effects of heat and ambient air pollution on
cause-specific mortality is inconclusive and limited to selected locations. Objectives We …

Climate change has led to a dramatic increase in extreme events worldwide. Predictions for
a+ 1.5° C world indicate that 13.8% of the global population will be exposed to heat waves …

Extreme heat and drought typical of an end-of-century climate could soon occur over
Europe, and repeatedly. Despite the European climate being potentially prone to multi-year …

Urban heat islands (UHIs) have become an especially relevant phenomenon as a
consequence of global warming and the growing proportion of people living in cities. The …

The upcoming summers are expected to see an increase in the intensity and duration of
heat waves due to the effects of climate change. As a consequence, the thermal resilience of …

Importance Preterm birth (PTB) is associated with adverse health outcomes. The outcomes
of heat exposure during pregnancy and the moderating association of greenness with PTB …

Greece was affected by a prolonged and extreme heat wave (HW) event (July 28–August
05) during the abnormally hot summer of 2021, with the maximum temperature in Athens …

Importance Although existing research has found daily heat to be associated with dementia-
related outcomes, there is still a gap in understanding the differing associations of nighttime …

Background: Health agencies, including the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and the World Health Organization, recommend that heat-vulnerable older adults without …