The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is stark in its warnings
about the changing climate, including future increases in the frequency and intensity of …

Ambient temperature is an important determinant of mortality and morbidity, making it
necessary to assess temperature-related burden of disease (BD) for the planning of public …

Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and duration of hot weather and its
associated adverse health effects. In dense urban areas, these phenomena will be …

This paper examines the characteristics of the heatwave that affected western and central
Europe in June 2017. Using a novel algorithm, we show that its extension, intensity, and …

The frequency and intensity of extreme events especially heat waves (HW) are growing all
around the world which ultimately poses a serious threat to the health of individuals. To …

Climate change is causing serious damage to natural and social systems, as well as having
an impact on human health. Among the direct effects of climate change is the rise in global …

Background In recent years, a number of studies have been conducted with the aim of
analysing the impact that high temperatures will have on mortality over different time …

The objective of this study was to analyze and compare the effect of high temperatures on
daily mortality in the urban and rural populations in Madrid. Data were analyzed from …

Although there is significant scientific evidence on the impact of heat waves, there are few
studies that analyze the effects of sociodemographic factors on the impact of heat waves …

Many of the studies that analyze the future impact of climate change on mortality assume
that the temperature that constitutes a heat wave will not change over time. This is unlikely …