Research
The first Lancet Countdown in Europe report shows how climate change impacts public health in European countries
Four scientists from the EARLY-ADAPT group are among the 44 leading researchers that make up the Lancet Countdown in Europe initiative ...
Getting to the bottom of deadly weather
A study of the correlation between temperature and mortality in the Indian city of Pune has found that cold, rather than heat, is by far the bigger killer ...
Urgent need for policies addressing rising temperatures to mitigate the temperature-attributable mortality related to climate change
In this study we have studied the effects of rising temperatures on mortality in Europe according to three climate change scenarios. Depending on the scenario, total attributable mortality will increase notably due to the great increase of heat attributable mortality that will outweigh the reduction in cold attributable mortality. This increase in mortality attributable to temperatures will be more notorious in regions more exposed and vulnerable to heat ...
Without Strong Mitigation Measures, Climate Change Will Increase Temperature-Attributable Mortality in Europe
If global warming is not curbed, the increase in heat-related deaths will outstrip the decline in cold-related mortality, especially in the Mediterranean Basin ...
Improved Air Quality During First Wave of COVID-19 Prevented Around 150 Premature Deaths in Major Spanish Cities
The study evaluates the changes in NO2 and O3 levels along with the associated impact upon premature mortality during the lockdown of the first wave of COVID-19 across the main Spanish cities. The findings show a strong reduction in NO2 levels (-45% on average) that was associated with a significant decrease in the number of deaths (172). This reduction in mortality from the NO2 drop was however partially compensated by a small increase in the number of deaths (22) associated with the rise in O3 levels during the analysed period in the most populated Spanish cities ...
