Heat and human health
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Rising global temperatures, as well as more frequent and intense extreme heat events or heatwaves, are associated with large scale changes in climate. Populations around the world are becoming increasingly exposed to prolonged periods of high day and night temperatures. Heat stress can lead to symptoms like exhaustion, cramps, reduced cognitive performance, and heat stroke, as well as having the potential to worsen chronic conditions such as cardiovascular, respiratory, cerebrovascular diseases and diabetes-related conditions. Some populations are at higher risk of health impacts from hot ambient temperatures: such as the elderly, children, pregnant women, people with disabilities, outdoor and manual workers, and people living in poverty. With climatic projections suggesting an even hotter future, it will be vital to conduct more research on heat-related morbidity and mortality, early warning systems and risk management, sustainable changes to the built-environment, and equitable public policies.
This Collection offers a platform for original, integrative, and multidisciplinary research on the impacts of heat on human and public health.
Editors
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Dimitra Founda
National Observatory of Athens, Greece
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Gavin Pereira
Curtin University, Australia
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Ireneous Soyiri
University of Hull, UK
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Paulina PY Wong
Lingnan University, China
