Hot weather and heat extremes: health risks
Kristie L Ebi, Anthony Capon, Peter Berry, Carolyn Broderick, Richard de Dear, George Havenith, Yasushi Honda, R Sari Kovats, Wei Ma, Arunima Malik, Nathan B Morris, Lars Nybo, Sonia I Seneviratne, Jennifer Vanos, Ollie Jay
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Environmental scienceEnvironmental healthClimate changePopulationExtreme weatherExcess heatHeat stressMedicineGlobal warmingSocioeconomic statusInvestment (military)Occupational safety and healthHot weatherWork (physics)Apparent temperaturePoison controlClimatologyExtreme heatExcess mortalityNatural resource economicsInjury preventionPopulation healthEffects of global warmingEnvironmental protectionMortality rateRisk assessmentGlobal healthPopulation growthPregnancyGeographyTropical climateClimate Change and Health ImpactsThermoregulation and physiological responsesThermal Regulation in Medicine