Life expectancy: frequently used, but hardly understood

M Luy, P Di Giulio, V Di Lego, P Lazarevič… - Gerontology, 2020 - karger.com
Period life expectancy is one of the most used summary indicators for the overall health of a
population. Its levels and trends direct health policies, and researchers try to identify the …

Temporal trends in human vulnerability to excessive heat

SC Sheridan, MJ Allen - Environmental research letters, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Over recent decades, studies have examined various morbidity and mortality outcomes
associated with heat exposure. This review explores the collective knowledge of the …

[HTML][HTML] Micro-scale UHI risk assessment on the heat-health nexus within cities by looking at socio-economic factors and built environment characteristics: The Turin …

M Ellena, G Melis, N Zengarini, E Di Gangi, G Ricciardi… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Today the most substantial threats facing cities relate to the impacts of climate change.
Extreme temperature such as heat waves and the occurrence of Urban Heat Island (UHI) …

Reflections of global warming in trends of temperature characteristics in the Czech Republic, 1961–2019

P Zahradníček, R Brázdil, P Štěpánek… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a comprehensive trend analysis of spatiotemporal temperature change
patterns over the territory of what is now the Czech Republic (CR) during the 1961–2019 …

[HTML][HTML] Excess heat factor climatology, trends, and exposure across European functional urban areas

A Oliveira, A Lopes, A Soares - Weather and Climate Extremes, 2022 - Elsevier
In Europe, regional climate change prospects indicate the urgency of adapting to extreme
weather events. While increasing temperature trends have already been detected, in the last …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal changes of heat-attributable mortality in Prague, Czech Republic, over 1982–2019

A Urban, O Fonseca-Rodríguez, C Di Napoli… - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
While previous research on historical changes in heat-related mortality observed decreasing
trends over the recent decades, future projections suggest increasing impact of heat on …

Performance of excess heat factor severity as a global heatwave health impact index

J Nairn, B Ostendorf, P Bi - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The establishment of an effective policy response to rising heatwave impacts is most
effective when the history of heatwaves, their current impacts and future risks, are mapped …

Map** heat-related health risks of elderly citizens in mountainous area: A case study of Chongqing, China

W Zhang, C Zheng, F Chen - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Heat wave becomes a leading cause of weather-related illness and death across the world
under the background of climate change, urban heat island, and population ageing. Heat …

Social inequalities in heat-attributable mortality in the city of Turin, northwest of Italy: a time series analysis from 1982 to 2018

M Ellena, J Ballester, P Mercogliano, E Ferracin… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Background Understanding context specific heat-health risks in urban areas is important,
especially given anticipated severe increases in summer temperatures due to climate …

Temperature extremes and circulation types in the Czech Republic, 1961–2020

P Zahradníček, R Brazdil, J Řehoř… - International Journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents the characteristics of extreme temperatures in the Czech Republic, as
calculated from homogenized series of daily maximum (TMAX) and daily minimum (TMIN) …