Francesca de’Donato

TL;DR: Climate change scenarios indicate that extreme events are expected to increase in the future even in regions where heat waves are not frequent, so prevention programs should specifically target the elderly, women and those suffering from chronic respiratory disorders, thus reducing the impact on mortality.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors use empirical data from 732 locations in 43 countries to estimate the mortality burdens associated with the additional heat exposure that has resulted from recent human-induced warming, during the period 1991-2018.

TL;DR: In this paper, the global, regional, and national mortality burden associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures was evaluated using time-series data collected from 750 locations in 43 countries and five meta-predictors.

TL;DR: In-hospital mortality is strongly associated with high temperatures, and increased attention to vulnerable patients during heatwaves, especially in general medicine, are necessary preventive measures.

TL;DR: The heat wave effect on mortality was larger during high ozone or high PM10 days, and lack of adjustment for ozone and especially PM10 overestimates effect parameters, which has implications for public health policy.