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View article: A framework for assessing global health impacts of polar change: An urgent call for interdisciplinary research
A framework for assessing global health impacts of polar change: An urgent call for interdisciplinary research Open
Research on the human health risks of climate change is expanding, yet the influence of polar region shifts on these risks remains underexplored. This paper presents a framework to assess global and regional health risks stemming from pola…
View article: Climate-related stressors, community healthcare systems, and adaptation strategies: A scoping review
Climate-related stressors, community healthcare systems, and adaptation strategies: A scoping review Open
Introduction: Climate-related stressors are a global challenge with effects extending far beyond the environment, significantly impacting the provision of healthcare services, especially in the African and Asian countries selected for exam…
View article: Building climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems in Nepal: Insights from a policy document review and qualitative interviews with key stakeholders
Building climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems in Nepal: Insights from a policy document review and qualitative interviews with key stakeholders Open
This study identified the need to strengthen inter-ministerial and cross-disciplinary collaboration in addressing climate change as a risk multiplier across many sectors. Such collaboration would enable international development partners a…
View article: Priority climate and health modelling needs
Priority climate and health modelling needs Open
Climate and health modelling is necessary for improving understanding of the current and future distribution and timing of climate-related health risks. However, underinvestment in this area has limited the understanding required to inform…
View article: Refining methods for attributing health impacts to climate change: a heat-mortality case study in Zürich
Refining methods for attributing health impacts to climate change: a heat-mortality case study in Zürich Open
Heat-related deaths occur throughout the summer months, peak during heatwaves, and are affected by temperature and exposed populations’ sensitivities to meteorological conditions. Previous studies found that climate change is increasing he…
View article: Extreme heat: a global call to action
Extreme heat: a global call to action Open
View article: Anthropogenic climate change contributed to excess dengue risk related to hydrometeorological conditions in Brazil and China
Anthropogenic climate change contributed to excess dengue risk related to hydrometeorological conditions in Brazil and China Open
View article: Lethal Heat and Humidity Events
Lethal Heat and Humidity Events Open
Climate change increasingly threatens global health as more frequent extreme heat events, combined with varying humidity levels, exacerbate both direct and indirect health risks, strain energy resources, and lead to economic loss. Vulnerab…
View article: Harms from Heat-Health Risks: Morbidity Evidence from India and Global Learnings for Policy Action
Harms from Heat-Health Risks: Morbidity Evidence from India and Global Learnings for Policy Action Open
Increasing temperatures in India, along with a rise in the frequency, intensity and duration of heatwaves, pose health risks. Similar challenges from heat events are being faced across geographies, in both high and low-and-middle-income co…
View article: Considerations for improving the relevance, use, and robustness of projections of the health risks of climate change
Considerations for improving the relevance, use, and robustness of projections of the health risks of climate change Open
The increased interest and investment in climate change and health research and policy should be a turning point for providing policy-relevant projections of how changing weather patterns and climate trends could alter the magnitude and di…
View article: Heat and hospitalization risks among people with disabilities in South Korea
Heat and hospitalization risks among people with disabilities in South Korea Open
View article: An Evidence-Based Approach to Climate Change and Health
An Evidence-Based Approach to Climate Change and Health Open
This JAMA Insights discusses the need to fully assimilate evidence from observed and projected effects of climate change on health and invest in developing and implementing effective health protection from preventable climate-sensitive con…
View article: Transitioning from climate ambitions to climate actions through public health policy initiatives
Transitioning from climate ambitions to climate actions through public health policy initiatives Open
Policies to implement climate-forcing pollution emission reductions have often been stymied by economic and political divisiveness. However, certain uncontested nonregret public health policies that also carry climate-forcing cobenefits wi…
View article: Attributing heatwave-related mortality to climate change: a case study of the 2009 Victorian heatwave in Australia
Attributing heatwave-related mortality to climate change: a case study of the 2009 Victorian heatwave in Australia Open
Determining the influence of climate change behind human mortality is of interest to many sectors. However, it is a fledgling field where studies have centered on northern hemisphere events. This study presents the first attribution assess…
View article: Uncertainty in Determining Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health
Uncertainty in Determining Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health Open
Climate change is altering the burden of climate-sensitive injuries, illnesses, mental health challenges, and deaths, with projections indicating these impacts will increase with further warming. In addition, climate change will increasing…
View article: Associations between heat and emergency department visits among people with disabilities in South Korea: Heterogeneities by disability type and age
Associations between heat and emergency department visits among people with disabilities in South Korea: Heterogeneities by disability type and age Open
View article: Anthropogenic Climate Change Amplifies Risk of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms in Austria
Anthropogenic Climate Change Amplifies Risk of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms in Austria Open
View article: Understanding the risks of compound climate events and cascading risks
Understanding the risks of compound climate events and cascading risks Open
Increases in the frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme weather and climate events, such as heatwaves, droughts, fire weather, and flooding, are increasing the likelihood of compound and cascading events. The associated impacts are …
View article: Responding to heat-related health risks: the urgency of an equipoise between emergency and equity
Responding to heat-related health risks: the urgency of an equipoise between emergency and equity Open
In the summer of 2024, there were higher temperatures than usual in several parts of India. Temperatures in Delhi, a huge city with millions of residents, broke several previous records. Low-income households have dwellings that do not off…
View article: The effect of prescription and over-the-counter medications on core temperature in adults during heat stress: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The effect of prescription and over-the-counter medications on core temperature in adults during heat stress: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
View article: A just world on a safe planet: a Lancet Planetary Health–Earth Commission report on Earth-system boundaries, translations, and transformations
A just world on a safe planet: a Lancet Planetary Health–Earth Commission report on Earth-system boundaries, translations, and transformations Open
View article: Long-Term Effect of Temperature Increase on Liver Cancer in Australia: A Bayesian Spatial Analysis
Long-Term Effect of Temperature Increase on Liver Cancer in Australia: A Bayesian Spatial Analysis Open
Our Bayesian spatial analysis suggested a potential relationship between temperature increase and liver cancer. To our knowledge, this research marks the first attempt to assess the long-term effect of global warming on liver cancer. If th…
View article: Expert judgement reveals current and emerging UK climate-mortality burden
Expert judgement reveals current and emerging UK climate-mortality burden Open
Weather and climate patterns play an intrinsic role in societal health, yet a comprehensive synthesis of specific hazard-mortality causes does not currently exist. Country-level health burdens are thus highly uncertain, but harnessing coll…
View article: Maternal and child health climate change adaptation: a qualitative document analysis of South Asian National Adaptation Plans
Maternal and child health climate change adaptation: a qualitative document analysis of South Asian National Adaptation Plans Open
Driven by the existential threats of climate change to planetary health, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established a mandate for National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) to facilitate adaptation planning in low…
View article: Emerging Risk to Dengue in Asian Metropolitan Areas Under Global Warming
Emerging Risk to Dengue in Asian Metropolitan Areas Under Global Warming Open
Aedes sp. mosquitoes are changing their geographic range in response to climate change. This is of concern because these mosquitoes can carry dengue fever and other viral diseases. Changing weather patterns can also increase the numbers of…
View article: Leveraging data science and machine learning for urban climate adaptation in two major African cities: a HE<sup>2</sup>AT Center study protocol
Leveraging data science and machine learning for urban climate adaptation in two major African cities: a HE<sup>2</sup>AT Center study protocol Open
Introduction African cities, particularly Abidjan and Johannesburg, face challenges of rapid urban growth, informality and strained health services, compounded by increasing temperatures due to climate change. This study aims to understand…
View article: Multimorbidity and emergency hospitalisations during hot weather
Multimorbidity and emergency hospitalisations during hot weather Open
View article: Striving for a climate-resilient future
Striving for a climate-resilient future Open
A wide-reaching concern in planetary health is: can we strive for a climate resilient future? The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change took place in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from …
View article: Climate Changes Health
Climate Changes Health Open
View article: Risks associated with global warming of 1.5 to 4 °C above pre-industrial levels in human and natural systems in six countries
Risks associated with global warming of 1.5 to 4 °C above pre-industrial levels in human and natural systems in six countries Open
The Topical Collection “Accrual of Climate Change Risk in Six Vulnerable Countries” provides a harmonised assessment of risks to human and natural systems due to global warming of 1.5–4 °C in six countries (China, Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia, …