The Impact of Heatwaves on Mortality and Morbidity and the Associated Vulnerability Factors: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(23), P. 16356 - 16356

Published: Dec. 6, 2022

Background: This study aims to investigate the current impacts of extreme temperature and heatwaves on human health in terms both mortality morbidity. systematic review analyzed impact mortality, morbidity, associated vulnerability factors, focusing sensitivity component. Methods: was conducted according Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses 2020 flow checklist. Four databases (Scopus, Web Science, EBSCOhost, PubMed) were searched articles published from 2012 2022. Those eligible evaluated using Navigation Guide Review framework. Results: A total 32 included review. Heatwave events increased morbidity incidence. Sociodemographic (elderly, children, male, female, low socioeconomic, education), medical conditions (cardiopulmonary diseases, renal disease, diabetes, mental disease), rural areas crucial factors. Conclusions: While are critical aspects measuring health, context sociodemographic, conditions, locality posed a higher certain groups. Therefore, further research climate change may help stakeholders strategize effective plans reduce effect heatwaves.

Language: Английский

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Mapping urban heat islands and heat-related risk during heat waves from a climate justice perspective: A case study in the municipality of Padua (Italy) for inclusive adaptation policies

Landscape and Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 238, P. 104831 - 104831

Published: July 3, 2023

Climate change has led to a dramatic increase in extreme events worldwide. Predictions for + 1.5 °C world indicate that 13.8% of the global population will be exposed heat waves (HWs), proportion rising 36.9% 2 scenario. At present, about 9.6 M people EU and UK are every year. Overheating various impacts on cities, including urban infrastructure failures changes ecological processes. However, scarce attention is currently paid distribution HWs differential vulnerabilities different social groups, raising issue climate justice cities. directly impact health most vulnerable groups resulting an mortality morbidity rates. This research focuses city Padua (Italy) as pilot study assess effects islands (UHI) combined. By framing unequal spatial socially this aims i) provide replicable spatially explicit open-access methodology heat-related risk UHI; ii) propose first index adopted inclusive just adaptation plans. Specifically, it identify map critical hotspots during summer 2022 at suburban scale; correlations among impervious areas iii) groups; iv) all considered. Images from Landsat 8–9 were processed, territorial data acquired public databases. It was found three hit 2022, 2–7 June, 21–23 July, 4–8 August, when maximum temperatures 35.1 °C, 36.1 35.8 respectively. The intensity magnitude UHIs considerable, with land surface 33.8 average (σ = 1.7, min 27.9, max 41.4). UHI reached 5–8 difference rural contexts, mainly strongly urbanized sectors. Ordinary least squares regression indicated positive correlation surfaces, β coefficient showing 0.3 per 10% soil sealing. Six identified both industrial within centre. integrated analyses highlight sectors where there large number elderly, migrants, children, low-income households. Our findings reveal need urgent island mitigation measures distributive dimension should respected planning.

Language: Английский

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Climate Change and Health

Published: Dec. 18, 2024

Language: Английский

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Impact of urban heat islands on morbidity and mortality in heat waves: Observational time series analysis of Spain's five cities

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 890, P. 164412 - 164412

Published: May 23, 2023

Language: Английский

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Surface urban heat island analysis based on local climate zones using ECOSTRESS and Landsat data: A case study of Valencia city (Spain)

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 130, P. 103875 - 103875

Published: May 6, 2024

Extreme heat events in cities are becoming more intense, frequent and prolonged. The spatiotemporal dynamics of surface temperature closely related to land cover atmospheric conditions, especially for urban areas with extensive heterogeneity. Two high spatial resolution satellites, ECOSTRESS Landsat, provide (LST) a typical Mediterranean climate city, Valencia, Spain. In total 17 images throughout two heatwaves the period July August from 2022 2023 were selected monitor LST island (SUHI). Local Climate Zone (LCZ) scheme hotspot analysis applied analyze patterns SUHI during after heatwaves. Daytime show LCZ 2/3/6/8 C/E/F exhibit elevated intensity, meanwhile 4, A/B G have lower SUHI. intensity compact buildings (LCZ 1/2/3), 8/E/G significantly higher at night, on heatwave days, all types increased by 0.1–0.9 °C. Furthermore, meteorological parameters introduced trying explain obvious diurnal difference This research serves as proxy understanding events, offering valuable insights city planners policymakers enhance thermal comfortable level effectively cope extreme weather.

Language: Английский

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Revealing the injustice and factors that affect the resilience responses of residents in the full period of heat waves

Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 107, P. 105467 - 105467

Published: April 23, 2024

Language: Английский

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Heatwaves in Peninsular Malaysia: a spatiotemporal analysis

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Feb. 21, 2024

One of the direct and unavoidable consequences global warming-induced rising temperatures is more recurrent severe heatwaves. In recent years, even countries like Malaysia seldom had some mild to As Earth's average temperature continues rise, heatwaves in will undoubtedly worsen future. It crucial characterize monitor heat events across time effectively prepare for implement preventative actions lessen heatwave's social economic effects. This study proposes heatwave-related indices that take into account both daily maximum (Tmax) lowest (Tmin) evaluate shifts heatwave features Peninsular (PM). Daily ERA5 dataset with a geographical resolution 0.25° period 1950-2022 was used analyze changes frequency severity waves PM, while LandScan gridded population data from 2000 2020 calculate affected also utilized Sen's slope trend analysis characteristics, which separates multi-decadal oscillatory fluctuations secular trends. The findings demonstrated pattern PM could be reconstructed if Tmax than 95th percentile 3 or days. indicated southwest prone experienced after before. Overall, heatwave-affected area has increased by 8.98 km

Language: Английский

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Heat exposure impacts on urban health: A meta-analysis

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 947, P. 174650 - 174650

Published: July 9, 2024

Language: Английский

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Concurrent Heat Extremes in Relation to Global Warming, High Atmospheric Pressure and Low Soil Moisture in the Northern Hemisphere

Earth s Future, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Abstract Summer heat extremes increasingly co‐occur worldwide, posing disastrous impacts on our society and the environment. However, spatial pattern underlying mechanisms of concurrent remain unclear. We used a statistical framework to estimate concurrence strength in Northern Hemisphere identified their relationships global warming, atmospheric circulation, land‐atmosphere feedbacks. Concurrent over different regions have significantly increased from 1950 2023. Moreover, show strong strength, driving factors vary geographically. Global warming is responsible for long‐term increases frequency extremes, with most pronounced impact tropical regions. In absence trends, temporal variations are mainly caused by simultaneous high pressure controlled large‐scale circulations, particularly mid‐latitude While low soil moisture enhances regional through feedbacks, it plays minor role alone but can contribute combination high‐pressure anomalies. Given ever‐increasing risks study underscores importance identifying spatially improve prediction mitigation widespread heatwaves adverse socio‐economic sustainability human well‐being.

Language: Английский

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Assessing heat vulnerability risk of Jinan and Guangzhou's older populations based on multisource remote sensing data

Building and Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 112622 - 112622

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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