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Detailed planning for heat events is essential to protect both athletes and the public Paris will host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games between 26 July and 8 September—the months with the highest risk for seasonal heat waves and air pollution peaks. As well as the 10 500 athletes and 4400 paralympic athletes, staff and workers, 45 000 volunteers, and millions of spectators and visitors will be affected. Athletes will benefit from specific heat preparation protocols and on-site care (s...

Objective To evaluate lag-response associations and effect modifications of exposure to floods with risks of all cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality on a global scale. Design Time series study. Setting 761 communities in 35 countries or territories with at least one flood event during the study period. Participants Multi-Country Multi-City Collaborative Research Network database, Australian Cause of Death Unit Record File, New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure, and the Internat...

Europe's record-breaking heatwave last month saw England and Wales register nearly 1,700 extra deaths in just one week, early data shows, while Portugal and Spain counted another 1,700. The figures, which will likely change as records are updated, give the first indication of hea...

The temperature at which people start to die from heat-related illness varies depending on location

Why are some heat waves worse than others? The severity of a heat wave depends on many different factors which determine the length and intensity of the event.

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's record-breaking heatwave last month saw England and Wales register nearly 1,700 extra deaths in just one ...

The Health Protection Research Unit in Environment Change and Health (HPRU-ECH) has been reviewing the state of play with regard to indicators of climate change and health response and preparedness and has been working to propose sets of indicators and methods for tracking the effectiveness of policy actions. 

A chaque canicule, nos villes se transforment en fournaises et les nuits y deviennent tropicales. Derrière ce thermomètre qui grimpe, le phénomène de l'îlot de chaleur urbain, que franceinfo a analysé grâce à des données inédites.