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Building resilience in heatwaves

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Escalating severity and frequency of heatwaves have outpaced the effectiveness of existing prevention and adaptation measures; there is urgency for reassessment, enhancement and implementation of strategies to mitigate health impacts in dealing with this global health challenge.

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Fig. 1: Building resilience against heatwaves through parallel policy and research.

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    John S. Ji, Di Xi & Cunrui Huang

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Ji, J.S., Xi, D. & Huang, C. Building resilience in heatwaves. Nat Med 29, 1613–1614 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02409-1

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