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Importance of humidity for characterization and communication of dangerous heatwave conditions

Heatwaves are one of the leading causes of climate-induced mortality. Using the examples of recent heatwaves in Europe, the United States and Asia, we illustrate how the communication of dangerous conditions based on temperature maps alone can lead to insufficient societal perception of health risks...

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Autores principales: Cvijanovic, Ivana, Mistry, Malcolm N., Begg, James D., Gasparrini, Antonio, Rodó, Xavier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7614577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37252185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00346-x