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R. Sari Kovats
Researcher at University of London
Publications - 49
Citations - 7262
R. Sari Kovats is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Climate change & Global warming. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 49 publications receiving 6119 citations.
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Heat Stress and Public Health: A Critical Review
R. Sari Kovats,Shakoor Hajat +1 more
TL;DR: A range of measures, including improvements to housing, management of chronic diseases, and institutional care of the elderly and the vulnerable, will need to be developed to reduce health impacts of heat waves.
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Global Health Impacts of Floods: Epidemiologic Evidence
TL;DR: The epidemiologic evidence of flood-related health impacts is reviewed to identify knowledge gaps relevant to the reduction of public health impacts and to summarize and critically appraise evidence of published studies.
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International study of temperature,heat and urban mortality: the ‘ISOTHURM’ project
Anthony J. McMichael,Paul Wilkinson,R. Sari Kovats,S Pattenden,Shakoor Hajat,Ben Armstrong,Nitaya Vajanapoom,E. M. Niciu,Hassan Mahomed,Chamnong Kingkeow,Mitja Kosnik,Marie S. O'Neill,Isabelle Romieu,Matiana Ramirez-Aguilar,Mauricio Lima Barreto,Nelson Gouveia,B Nikiforov +16 more
TL;DR: Most cities showed a U-shaped temperature-mortality relationship, with clear evidence of increasing death rates at colder temperatures in all cities except Ljubljana, Salvador and Delhi and with increasing heat in all city except Chiang Mai and Cape Town.
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El Niño and health.
TL;DR: Health planners are used to dealing with spatial risk concepts but have little experience with temporal risk management, so ENSO and seasonal climate forecasts might offer the opportunity to target scarce resources for epidemic control and disaster preparedness.
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Heatwaves and public health in Europe
R. Sari Kovats,L Ebi Kristie +1 more
TL;DR: Examination criteria in the design of heatwave early warning systems will help ensure effective and efficient system operation and teach European countries how to prepare for and effectively cope with heatwaves in the future.