Human health is linked to climatic factors in complex ways, and climate change can have
profound direct and indirect impacts on the health status of any given region. Susceptibility …

Globally, more people die from cardiovascular disease than any other cause. Climate
change, through amplified environmental exposures, will promote and contribute to many …

Particulate matter (PM) is a key indicator of air pollution brought into the air by a variety of
natural and human activities. As it can be suspended over long time and travel over long …

Current and future climate-related drivers of risk for small islands during the 21st century
include sea level rise (SLR), tropical and extratropical cyclones, increasing air and sea …

Dust storms may originate in many of the world's drylands and have an effect not only on
human health in the drylands themselves but also in downwind environments, including …

This article briefly reviews evidence of health effects associated with exposure to particulate
matter (PM) air pollution from five common outdoor emission sources: traffic, coal-fired …

Background Epidemiological, controlled human exposure, and toxicological studies have
demonstrated a variety of health effects in response to particulate matter (PM) exposure with …

Although there is strong evidence that short-term exposure to particulate matter is
associated with health risks, less is known about whether some subpopulations face higher …

Abstract The Mediterranean Basin is undergoing a warming trend with longer and warmer
summers, an increase in the frequency and the severity of heat waves, changes in …

Due to climate change and other factors, air pollution patterns are changing in several
urbanised areas of the world, with a significant effect on respiratory health both …