Advancing our Understanding of Heat Wave Criteria and Associated Health Impacts to Improve Heat Wave Alerts in Developing Country Settings

Advancing our Understanding of Heat Wave Criteria and Associated Health Impacts to Improve Heat Wave Alerts in Developing Country Settings

Health effects of heat waves with high baseline temperatures in areas such as India remain a critical research gap. In these regions, extreme temperatures may affect the underlying population’s adaptive capacity; heat wave alerts should be optimized to avoid continuous high alert status an...

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Main Authors: Amruta Nori-Sarma, Tarik Benmarhnia, Ajit Rajiva, Gulrez Shah Azhar, Prakash Gupta, Mangesh S. Pednekar, Michelle L. Bell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
climate change
extreme temperature events
heat waves
human health
mortality
PSM
temperature-mortality relationships
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/12/2089

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