[HTML][HTML] Climate change and human health in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East: Literature review, research priorities and policy suggestions

M Neira, K Erguler, H Ahmady-Birgani… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Systematic exploration of heat wave impact on mortality and urban heat island: A review from 2000 to 2022

N Yadav, K Rajendra, A Awasthi, C Singh, B Bhushan - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
The current climate change is responsible for the growth in number of extreme climatic
events like heat waves (HWs), which occur frequently with more intense effects. HW poses …

The influence of climate change on food production and food safety

IJ Mirón, C Linares, J Díaz - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Food security and food safety are two concepts related to food risks. The majority of studies
regarding climate change and food risks are related to the security of food provision. The …

[HTML][HTML] Ten questions concerning residential overheating in Central and Northern Europe

J Taylor, R McLeod, G Petrou, C Hopfe… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rising global temperatures and more frequent heatwaves due to climate change have led to
a growing body of research and increased policy focus on how to protect against the …

Assessing population vulnerability towards summer energy poverty: Case studies of Madrid and London

C Sanchez-Guevara, MN Peiró, J Taylor… - Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and duration of hot weather and its
associated adverse health effects. In dense urban areas, these phenomena will be …

Impacts of climate change on the public health of the Mediterranean Basin population-current situation, projections, preparedness and adaptation

C Linares, J Díaz, M Negev, GS Martínez… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

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

T Cuerdo-Vilches, J Díaz, JA López-Bueno… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban heat islands (UHIs) have become an especially relevant phenomenon as a
consequence of global warming and the growing proportion of people living in cities. The …

Heat-health action plans in Europe: Challenges ahead and how to tackle them

GS Martinez, C Linares, A Ayuso, V Kendrovski… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
High temperatures have periodically affected large areas in Europe and urban settings. In
particular, the deadly 2003 summer heat waves precipitated a multitude of national and …

Analysis of the impact of heat waves on daily mortality in urban and rural areas in Madrid

JA López-Bueno, MA Navas-Martín, C Linares… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to analyze and compare the effect of high temperatures on
daily mortality in the urban and rural populations in Madrid. Data were analyzed from …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the mechanisms of heat wave vulnerability at the urban scale based on the application of big data and artificial societies

C He, L Ma, L Zhou, HD Kan, Y Zhang, WC Ma… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanisation has altered the vulnerability of urban areas to heat wave disasters.
There is an urgent need to identify the factors underlying the effect of heat waves on human …