Impacts of heat waves and corresponding measures: a review

J Zuo, S Pullen, J Palmer, H Bennetts… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2015 - Elsevier
Heat waves have significant impacts on both ecosystems and human beings. This is
compounded by future climate scenarios which indicate more frequent and severe heat …

Impact on human health of climate changes

M Franchini, PM Mannucci - European journal of internal medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
There is increasing evidence that climate is rapidly changing. These changes, which are
mainly driven by the dramatic increase of greenhouse gas emissions from anthropogenic …

Climate change and rising heat: population health implications for working people in Australia

EG Hanna, T Kjellstrom, C Bennett… - Asia Pacific Journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The rapid rise in extreme heat events in Australia recently is already taking a health toll.
Climate change scenarios predict increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme heat …

Internet of things for environmental sustainability and climate change

A Salam - Internet of Things for sustainable community …, 2024 - Springer
Our world is vulnerable to climate change risks such as glacier retreat, rising temperatures,
more variable and intense weather events (eg, floods, droughts, and frosts), deteriorating …

A review on co-benefits of mass public transportation in climate change mitigation

SC Kwan, JH Hashim - Sustainable cities and society, 2016 - Elsevier
The magnitude of co-benefits from policy targeting climate change mitigations has been
widely promoted due to the desirable win-win results of such policies towards both local and …

Meta-analysis of adverse health effects due to air pollution in Chinese populations

HK Lai, H Tsang, CM Wong - BMC Public Health, 2013 - Springer
Background Pooled estimates of air pollution health effects are important drivers of
environmental risk communications and political willingness. In China, there is a lack of …

Heat and health in Adelaide, South Australia: assessment of heat thresholds and temperature relationships

S Williams, M Nitschke, T Sullivan, GR Tucker… - Science of the Total …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Climate change projections have highlighted the need for public health
planning for extreme heat. In Adelaide, South Australia, hot weather is characteristic of …

Short-term effects of the 2008 cold spell on mortality in three subtropical cities in Guangdong Province, China

H Xie, Z Yao, Y Zhang, Y Xu, X Xu, T Liu… - Environmental …, 2013 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Few studies have been conducted to investigate the impact of extreme cold
events on mortality in subtropical regions. Objective: In the present study we aimed to …

Health effects of climate change through temperature and air pollution

J Lou, Y Wu, P Liu, SH Kota, L Huang - Current Pollution Reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Recognizing health effects of changes in temperature caused
by climate change and changes in air pollution affected by temperature changes on human …

Human health and climate change: leverage points for adaptation in urban environments

K Proust, B Newell, H Brown, A Capon… - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
The design of adaptation strategies that promote urban health and well-being in the face of
climate change requires an understanding of the feedback interactions that take place …