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- Author:
- Lundgren-Kownacki, Karin; Hornyanszky, Elisabeth Dalholm; Chu, Tuan Anh; Olsson, Johanna Alkan; Becker, Per
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 401-412
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- air conditioning; attitudes and opinions; bioclimatology; cities; climate; cooling; society; urban planning
- Abstract:
- ... At present, air conditioning (AC) is the most effective means for the cooling of indoor space. However, its increased global use is problematic for various reasons. This paper explores the challenges linked to increased AC use and discusses more sustainable alternatives. A literature review was conducted applying a transdisciplinary approach. It was further complemented by examples from cities in ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1493-z
- PubMed:
- 29289994
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5854721
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1493-z
- Author:
- Goldie, James; Alexander, Lisa; Lewis, Sophie C.; Sherwood, Steven C.; Bambrick, Hilary
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 423-432
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- bioclimatology; cities; climate; heat; heat stress; hospitals; human health; humans; humidity; kidney diseases; models; summer; temperature; urban population
- Abstract:
- ... Various human heat stress indices have been developed to relate atmospheric measures of extreme heat to human health impacts, but the usefulness of different indices across various health impacts and in different populations is poorly understood. This paper determines which heat stress indices best fit hospital admissions for sets of cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal diseases across five Aust ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1451-9
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1451-9
- Author:
- Lundgren-Kownacki, Karin; Kjellberg, Siri M.; Gooch, Pernille; Dabaieh, Marwa; Anandh, Latha; Venugopal, Vidhya
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 347-358
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- bioclimatology; bricks; case studies; climate; climate change; environmental sustainability; heat; heat stress; humans; industry; kilns; melting; migrant workers; pavements; people; quality of life; risk; solar drying; summer; warm season; India
- Abstract:
- ... During the summer of 2015, India was hit by a scorching heat wave that melted pavements in Delhi and caused thousands of deaths, mainly among the most marginalized populations. One such group facing growing heat risks from both occupational and meteorological causes are migrant brick kiln workers. This study evaluates both current heat risks and the potential future impacts of heat caused by clima ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1476-0
- PubMed:
- 29189970
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5854725
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1476-0
- Author:
- Bruffaerts, Nicolas; De Smedt, Tom; Delcloo, Andy; Simons, Koen; Hoebeke, Lucie; Verstraeten, Caroline; Van Nieuwenhuyse, An; Packeu, Ann; Hendrickx, Marijke
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 483-491
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- Betula; Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; Urticaceae; allergenicity; bioclimatology; data collection; flowering; grasses; herbaceous plants; humidity; pollen; public health; rain; temperature; trees; Belgium
- Abstract:
- ... A clear rise in seasonal and annual temperatures, a gradual increase of total radiation, and a relative trend of change in seasonal precipitation have been observed for the last four decades in Brussels (Belgium). These local modifications may have a direct and indirect public health impact by altering the timing and intensity of allergenic pollen seasons. In this study, we assessed the statistica ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1457-3
- PubMed:
- 29064036
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5854748
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1457-3
- Author:
- Yahia, Moohammed Wasim; Johansson, Erik; Thorsson, Sofia; Lindberg, Fredrik; Rasmussen, Maria Isabel
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 373-385
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- air temperature; bioclimatology; buildings; guidelines; heat stress; microclimate; shade; trees; urban areas; urban planning; vegetation; warm season; wind speed; Tanzania
- Abstract:
- ... Due to the complexity of built environment, urban design patterns considerably affect the microclimate and outdoor thermal comfort in a given urban morphology. Variables such as building heights and orientations, spaces between buildings, plot coverage alter solar access, wind speed and direction at street level. To improve microclimate and comfort conditions urban design elements including vegeta ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1380-7
- PubMed:
- 28612254
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5854744
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1380-7
- Author:
- Bröde, Peter; Fiala, Dusan; Lemke, Bruno; Kjellstrom, Tord
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 331-345
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- analysis of variance; bioclimatology; body weight; cities; climate; climate change; clothing; heat; heat stress; labor; meteorological data; models; solar radiation; sweat; temperature; variance; work schedules; working conditions; India
- Abstract:
- ... With a view to occupational effects of climate change, we performed a simulation study on the influence of different heat stress assessment metrics on estimated workability (WA) of labour in warm outdoor environments. Whole-day shifts with varying workloads were simulated using as input meteorological records for the hottest month from four cities with prevailing hot (Dallas, New Delhi) or warm-hu ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1346-9
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1346-9
7. Estimating population heat exposure and impacts on working people in conjunction with climate change
- Author:
- Kjellstrom, Tord; Freyberg, Chris; Lemke, Bruno; Otto, Matthias; Briggs, David
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 291-306
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- air quality; altitude; bioclimatology; climate change; disease vectors; drinking water; environmental sustainability; heat; heat stress; human communities; labor productivity; people; solar radiation; temperature; toxic substances; Cambodia; China; Ethiopia; Europe; India; United States
- Abstract:
- ... Increased environmental heat levels as a result of climate change present a major challenge to the health, wellbeing and sustainability of human communities in already hot parts of this planet. This challenge has many facets from direct clinical health effects of daily heat exposure to indirect effects related to poor air quality, poor access to safe drinking water, poor access to nutritious and s ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1407-0
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1407-0
- Author:
- Błażejczyk, Anna; Błażejczyk, Krzysztof; Baranowski, Jarosław; Kuchcik, Magdalena
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 307-318
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- bioclimate; bioclimatology; cities; environmental factors; health services; heat; heat stress; meteorological data; morbidity; mortality; temperature; Poland
- Abstract:
- ... Heat stress is one of the environmental factors influencing the health of individuals and the wider population. There is a large body of research to document significant increases in mortality and morbidity during heat waves all over the world. This paper presents key results of research dealing with heat-related mortality (HRM) in various cities in Poland which cover about 25% of the country’s po ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1423-0
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1423-0
- Author:
- Asamoah, Benedict; Kjellstrom, Tord; Östergren, Per-Olof
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 319-330
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- abortion (animals); air; bioclimatology; buildings; congenital abnormalities; cross-sectional studies; databases; environmental exposure; epidemiological studies; fetal death; global warming; heat; historical records; humans; humidity; induced abortion; odds ratio; pregnancy outcome; regression analysis; temperature; wind speed; women; Ghana
- Abstract:
- ... It is well established that high ambient heat could cause congenital abnormalities resulting in miscarriage or stillbirth among certain species of mammals. However, this has not been systematically studied in real field settings among humans, despite the potential value of such knowledge for estimating the impact of global warming on the human species. This study sought to test the hypothesis that ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1402-5
- PubMed:
- 28748383
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5854714
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1402-5
- Author:
- Gao, Chuansi; Kuklane, Kalev; Östergren, Per-Olof; Kjellstrom, Tord
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 359-371
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- air; air temperature; bioclimatology; climatic factors; environmental health; global warming; heat production; heat stress; humans; humidity; meteorological data; methodology; protective clothing; risk; solar radiation; weather stations; working conditions
- Abstract:
- ... Global warming will unquestionably increase the impact of heat on individuals who work in already hot workplaces in hot climate areas. The increasing prevalence of this environmental health risk requires the improvement of assessment methods linked to meteorological data. Such new methods will help to reveal the size of the problem and design appropriate interventions at individual, workplace and ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1352-y
- PubMed:
- 28444505
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5854720
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1352-y
- Author:
- Johansson, Erik; Yahia, Moohammed Wasim; Arroyo, Ivette; Bengs, Christer
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 387-399
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- bioclimatology; cities; humans; humidity; interviews; people; physical activity; questionnaires; surveys; temperate zones; temperature; tropics; wet season; wind speed; Ecuador
- Abstract:
- ... The thermal environment outdoors affects human comfort and health. Mental and physical performance is reduced at high levels of air temperature being a problem especially in tropical climates. This paper deals with human comfort in the warm-humid city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. The main aim was to examine the influence of urban micrometeorological conditions on people’s subjective thermal perception a ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1329-x
- PubMed:
- 28283758
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5854728
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1329-x
- Author:
- Piovesan, Mônica; Specht, Alexandre; Carneiro, Eduardo; Paula-Moraes, Silvana Vieira; Casagrande, Mirna Martins
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 413-422
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- El Nino; Spodoptera; agroecosystems; bioclimatology; crops; environmental factors; fauna; host plants; insects; intercropping; meteorological parameters; pest management; phenology; plant pests; population dynamics; savannas; statistics; wet season
- Abstract:
- ... The identification of factors responsible for the population dynamics is fundamental for pest management, since losses can reach 18% of annual production. Besides regular seasonal environmental factors and crop managements, additional supra-annual meteorological phenomena can also affect population dynamics, although its relevance has been rarely investigated. Among crop pests, Spodoptera stands o ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1450-x
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1450-x
- Author:
- Oguntunde, Philip G.; Lischeid, Gunnar; Dietrich, Ottfried
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 459-469
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- bioclimatology; climatic factors; cultivars; evaporation; filling period; flowering; grain yield; monsoon season; planting date; principal component analysis; radiation use efficiency; regression analysis; screening; solar radiation; support vector machines; variance; wind speed; Nigeria
- Abstract:
- ... This study examines the variations of climate variables and rice yield and quantifies the relationships among them using multiple linear regression, principal component analysis, and support vector machine (SVM) analysis in southwest Nigeria. The climate and yield data used was for a period of 36 years between 1980 and 2015. Similar to the observed decrease (P < 0.001) in rice yield, pan evaporati ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1454-6
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1454-6
- Author:
- Wanliss, James; Cornélissen, Germaine; Halberg, Franz; Brown, Denzel; Washington, Brien
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 449-457
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- bioclimatology; blood pressure; case studies; heart rate; human physiology; humans; storms
- Abstract:
- ... There is a strong connection between space weather and fluctuations in technological systems. Some studies also suggest a statistical connection between space weather and subsequent fluctuations in the physiology of living creatures. This connection, however, has remained controversial and difficult to demonstrate. Here we present support for a response of human physiology to forcing from the expl ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1453-7
- PubMed:
- 29030696
- PubMed Central:
- PMC6538039
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1453-7
- Author:
- Xu, Zhiwei; Crooks, James Lewis; Davies, Janet Mary; Khan, Al Fazal; Hu, Wenbiao; Tong, Shilu
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 471-481
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- air pollution; ambient temperature; asthma; bioclimatology; childhood; climate change; databases; rural areas; statistical analysis; systematic review; urban areas
- Abstract:
- ... The objectives of this study are to review available information on the association between ambient temperature and childhood asthma, and to elucidate the possible underlying mechanisms of this relationship. A systematic review was conducted based on the papers retrieved from four databases, including PubMed, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, and Scopus. Papers examining the association of absolute tempera ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1455-5
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1455-5
- Author:
- Williams, Augusta A.; Laird, Neil F.
- Source:
- International journal of biometeorology 2018 v.62 no.3 pp. 433-447
- ISSN:
- 0020-7128
- Subject:
- Podiceps nigricollis; altitude; bioclimatology; birds; flight; freezing; radar; surface temperature; variance; wind; winter; Great Salt Lake; Mexico; Utah
- Abstract:
- ... This study provides insight from the use of weather radar observations to understand the characteristics of the eared grebe migration near the Great Salt Lake (GSL) and provides unique information on weather conditions connected to these migration events. Doppler weather radar measurements from the Salt Lake City, Utah WSR-88D radar site (KMTX), along with meteorological surface and rawinsonde dat ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00484-017-1452-8
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-017-1452-8