Waterborne diseases that are sensitive to climate variability and climate change

JC Semenza, AI Ko - New England Journal of Medicine, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
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The 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: facing record-breaking threats from delayed action

M Romanello, M Walawender, SC Hsu, A Moskeland… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Despite the initial hope inspired by the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world
is now dangerously close to breaching its target of limiting global multiyear mean heating to …

Effects of climate change and human activities on vector-borne diseases

WM de Souza, SC Weaver - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Vector-borne diseases are transmitted by haematophagous arthropods (for example,
mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies) to humans and wild and domestic animals, with the largest …

Temperature-related mortality burden and projected change in 1368 European regions: a modelling study

D García-León, P Masselot, MN Mistry… - The Lancet Public …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Excessively high and low temperatures substantially affect human health.
Climate change is expected to exacerbate heat-related morbidity and mortality, presenting …

Seasons of smoke and fire: preparing health systems for improved performance before, during, and after wildfires

AJ Hertelendy, C Howard, C Sorensen… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Increased frequency, intensity, and duration of wildfires are intensifying exposure to direct
and smoke-related hazards in many areas, leading to evacuation and smoke-related effects …

Education outcomes in the era of global climate change

CM Prentice, F Vergunst, K Minor, HL Berry - Nature Climate Change, 2024 - nature.com
Children and youth are vulnerable to the threat of climate change, yet potential non-health
impacts, such as those on global education outcomes, are not well understood. In this cross …

Optimizing personal comfort: Short-term personalized heating impact on sanitation workers' thermo-physiological responses

C Gu, Y Li, C Shi, B Zhang, S He, B Hong - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The potential of Personal Comfort Systems (PCS) in outdoor applications,
particularly their short-term efficacy in cold environments, is pivotal for enhancing thermo …

Guiding principles for the next generation of health-care sustainability metrics

MJ Eckelman, U Weisz, PP Pichler… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Metrics for health-care sustainability are crucial for tracking progress and understanding the
advantages of different operations or systems as the health-care sector addresses the …

The 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action

KR van Daalen, C Tonne, JC Semenza… - The Lancet Public …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Record-breaking temperatures were recorded across the globe in 2023.
Without climate action, adverse climate-related health impacts are expected to worsen …

Climate-related health impact indicators for public health surveillance in a changing climate: a systematic review and local suitability analysis

Y Palmeiro-Silva, R Aravena-Contreras… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Climate change challenges public health. Effective management of climate-related health
risks relies on robust public health surveillance (PHS) and population health indicators …