Warnsignal Klima: Gesundheitsrisiken durch Hitzewellen
Year: 2024
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Climate warning signal: health risks from heatwaves: Heat-related mortality is considered to be a key climate risk posing a threat to human health. It affects older people in particular, as well as people with pre-existing health conditions or from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Extreme heatwaves and their corresponding mortality and morbidity effects are becoming more frequent as a result of climate change. While long-term adaptation measures such as urban greening and air conditioning mitigate parts of the impacts, extreme heatwaves in tropical latitudes could lead to future regional uninhabitability.
Source: Universität Hamburg
Authors: Lüthi, Samuel, Matthies-Wiesler, Franziska, Huber, Veronika
Language: English
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6964557394
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