Local governments around the world are formulating different ways to address climate
change. However, the compounding and overlapping vulnerabilities of historically …

Background Due to climate change, the frequency, intensity and severity of extreme weather
events, such as heat waves, cold waves, storms, heavy precipitation causing wildfires …

Extreme event attribution aims to elucidate the link between global climate change, extreme
weather events, and the harms experienced on the ground by people, property, and nature …

Background Exposure to cold or hot temperatures is associated with premature deaths. We
aimed to evaluate the global, regional, and national mortality burden associated with non …

Background Associations between high and low temperatures and increases in mortality
and morbidity have been previously reported, yet no comprehensive assessment of disease …

The writing of each chapter of the guidelines was led by one main author and one or two co-
authors (see below) and extensively supported by Elinor Chisholm and Ramona Ludolph …

Meteorological parameters are the critical factors affecting the transmission of infectious
diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Severe Acute Respiratory …

Background Epidemiological literature on the health risks associated with non-optimal
temperature has mostly reported average estimates across large areas or specific …

In the context of urban land-use growth and the consequent impacts on the environment,
green spaces provide ecosystem services for human health. The ecosystem services …

Background Although studies have provided estimates of premature deaths attributable to
either heat or cold in selected countries, none has so far offered a systematic assessment …