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Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Ozone, Heatwave and Green Space on Neonatal Congenital Heart Disease: A Case-Control Study in Eastern China

Toxics
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most prevalent birth defect. Ozone and heatwave exposure during pregnancy could increase the risk of adverse birth outcomes. Green space might be associated with beneficial birth outcomes.
Weizhe Zhang, Tiezheng Li, Leiyu Shi, Die Li, Mary A. Fox   +4 more
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Thermal performance of buildings integrated with phase change materials to reduce heat stress risks during extreme heatwave events

, 2017
Building refurbishment, through incorporating phase change materials (PCMs) into building fabrics, has been considered to be an effective way to reduce the energy consumption and related carbon emission of buildings. At the same time, it can also help to
Wilson, John, Ramakrishnan, Sayanthan, Wang, Xiaoming, Sanjayan, Jay   +3 more
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Green swans and blue skies: Climate change and insolvency risk for financial institutions

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This lecture in honour of the late Gabriel Moss QC and Ian Fletcher QC examines the challenge of climate‐related financial risk. Prudential regulators and central banks recognize that the systemic nature of climate‐related financial risk makes it an emerging vulnerability relevant to cross‐border insolvency resolution.
Janis Sarra
wiley   +1 more source

Causes on the 2018 record-breaking heatwave in South Korea: compound impacts from recurrent large-scale atmospheric teleconnections

Environmental Research Letters
This study analyzed the causes of the extreme heatwave in East Asia in 2018, which brought a record-breaking event in South Korea in terms of the number of hot days and the intensity in history.
Hyerin Kim, Nakbin Choi, Myong-In Lee, Sunlae Tak, Dong-Hyun Cha, Seung-Ki Min   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal exposure to heatwave and preterm birth in Brisbane, Australia

, 2013
Objective To quantify the short-term effects of maternal exposure to heatwave on preterm birth. Design An ecological study. Setting A population-based study in Brisbane, Australia.
Wang, Jiajia, Williams, G., Tong, Shilu, G Williams, Tong, S., J Wang, Wang, J., S Tong, Guo, Yuming, Y Guo, X Pan, Guo, Y., Pan, X., Williams, Gail, Pan, Xiaochuan   +14 more
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Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source

Heatwave intensification and regional vulnerability across Texas under recent climate warming

Environmental Research Communications
Heatwaves represent one of the most consequential climate hazards, with profound implications for human health, agriculture, energy demands, and water resources. This study examines the spatiotemporal evolution of heatwaves across Texas from 1980 to 2023
Deen Dayal, Santosh S Palmate, Rosario Sanchez   +2 more
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A case report on the physiological responses to extreme heat during Sicily's July 2023 heatwave [PDF]

July 2023 has been confirmed as Earth's hottest month on record, and it was characterized by extraordinary heatwaves across southern Europe. Field data collected under real heatwave periods could add important evidence to understand human adaptability to
Filingeri, Davide, Bianco, A., Alessandro Valenza, Ficarra, S., Filingeri, D., Filingeri, V., Bianco, Antonino, Antonino Bianco, Ficarra, Salvatore, Davide Filingeri, Peter R. Worsley, Victoria Filingeri, Worsley, Peter R., Valenza, A., Valenza, Alessandro, Worsley, P. R., Filingeri, Victoria, Salvatore Ficarra   +17 more
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What's in It for Them? A Developmental Science Perspective on Adolescent Climate Activism

Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction In recent years, millions of adolescents have joined school strikes to demand climate action from governments and industries, standing in solidarity with young people from future generations and from vulnerable geographical regions (i.e., the Global South).
Judith van de Wetering, Katharine Lee
wiley   +1 more source

A longitudinal study of heatwave-health vulnerability in Australia

Heatwave is an increasing threat to public health in Australia. However, the extent of spatiotemporal variations in heatwave-health vulnerability across Australia is still unclear.
Phung, Dung, Osborne, Nicholas J, Amoatey, Patrick, Trancoso, Ralph, Xu, Zhiwei   +4 more
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