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Extreme heat events (EHEs) are periods of high temperatures and humidity that are considered to be unusual for a specific geographic location. For example, in 1995 an extended heat wave in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States was blamed for the deaths of 550 citizens.
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Extreme heat events (EHEs) are periods of high temperatures and humidity that are considered to be unusual for a specific geographic location. For example, in 1995 an extended heat wave in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States was blamed for the deaths of 550 citizens.
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Extreme hypersensitiveness to heat
Journal of Allergy, 1933Abstract A case of extreme hypersensitiveness to heat is described. The outstanding features were: (1) Exposure of the chest to heat from an ordinary forty-watt desk lamp at a distance of one and one-half feet for thirty seconds invariably produced an attack of asthma. (2) An ice bag invariably relieved attacks in three or four minutes or less.
Oscar Swineford, H. Weinberg
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Potential Impacts of Extreme Heat and Bushfires on Dementia
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2021Australia often experiences natural disasters and extreme weather conditions such as: flooding, sandstorms, heatwaves, and bushfires (also known as wildfires or forest fires). The proportion of the Australian population aged 65 years and over is increasing, alongside the severity and frequency of extreme weather conditions and natural disasters ...
Farugia, Taya L. +2 more
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Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing
With 2024 as the hottest year on record and 2025 also a scorcher, the effects of extreme heat are felt by all of us but particularly those at higher risk, including pregnant women. Evidence on the consequences of extreme heat on maternal health and birth outcomes and the disproportionate burden of heat on communities of color and low-resourced ...
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With 2024 as the hottest year on record and 2025 also a scorcher, the effects of extreme heat are felt by all of us but particularly those at higher risk, including pregnant women. Evidence on the consequences of extreme heat on maternal health and birth outcomes and the disproportionate burden of heat on communities of color and low-resourced ...
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Climate Change and Extreme Heat Events
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2008The association between climate change and the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events is now well established. General circulation models of climate change predict that heatwaves will become more frequent and intense, especially in the higher latitudes, affecting large metropolitan areas that are not well adapted to them.
George, Luber, Michael, McGeehin
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Forecasting the Extreme Heat for Chongqing in China
IEEE Transactions on Computational Social SystemsUnder global warming, Chongqing, China has seen rising frequencies of extreme heat, severely impacting residents’ lives, production, and the urban ecosystem. Accurately predicting future extreme heat year (hereinafter referred to as extreme heat) is crucial for ecological protection, energy management, and infrastructure planning.
Bo Zeng +7 more
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EFFECTS OF EXTREME HEAT ON MAN
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1950CHARACTERISTICS OF CONFLAGRATION HEAT Air raids in Germany killed about 800,000 persons, 1 a rough estimate accurate to not more than plus or minus 30 per cent. Reliable data on the distribution of different causes of death have not been published and possibly never will be published.
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