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Environmental Temperature and Thermal Indices: What Is the Most Effective Predictor of Heat-Related Mortality in Different Geographical Contexts?

The Scientific World Journal, 2014
The aim of this study is to identify the most effective thermal predictor of heat-related very-elderly mortality in two cities located in different geographical contexts of central Italy. We tested the hypothesis that use of the state-of-the-art rational
Marco Morabito, Alfonso Crisci, Alessandro Messeri, Valerio Capecchi, Pietro Amedeo Modesti, Gian Franco Gensini, Simone Orlandini   +6 more
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Seasonal variation in outdoor thermal comfort and its influence on pedestrian behavior in a severely cold city in Northeast China

Environmental Research Communications
Understanding seasonal variations in outdoor thermal comfort and their behavioral implications is essential for climate-responsive urban design, particularly in severely cold regions, where extreme weather conditions strongly influence pedestrian ...
Siqi Liu, Hong Jin
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Spatial Usage Rate Model and Foot Vote Method for Thermal Comfort and Crowd Behaviour Analysis in Severe Cold Climate City Design

Buildings
Understanding the thermal environment of outdoor public spaces is critical for climate-responsive architectural design, evidence-based urban science, and data-driven smart city planning.
Siqi Liu, Hong Jin
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Bioclimatic Conditions of Paris, Rome and Budapest on the Basis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2010
The aim of this study was to examine the main features of the bioclimatic conditions of three European cities using a new Universal Thermal Climate Index.
Idzikowska Danuta
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Advancing Heat Health Risk Assessment: Hotspot Identification of Heat Stress and Risk Across Municipalities in Algiers, Algeria

Atmosphere
With accelerating surface warming trends in urban regions, cities like Algiers are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, contributing to a growing concern over heat-related illnesses.
Dyna Chourouk Zitouni, Djihed Berkouk, Mohamed Elhadi Matallah, Mohamed Akram Eddine Ben Ratmia, Shady Attia   +4 more
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Assessment of urban thermal stress by UTCI – experimental and modelling studies: an example from Poland

DIE ERDE: Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin, 2014
The paper presents a new approach to the study of the spatial variability of heat stress in urban areas. The Universal Thermal Climate Index UTCI was applied for this purpose. The spatial variability of UTCI at the local scale was studied using examples
Błażejczyk, Krzysztof , Kuchcik, Magdalena , Błażejczyk, Anna, Milewski, Pawel, Szmyd, Jakub   +4 more
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Changes in universal thermal climate index from regional climate model projections over European beaches

Climate Services
Millions of people travel to European beaches making beach tourism the largest tourism sector. Understanding how person’s thermal comfort changes with projected climate change, which is paramount in deciding where and when to visit, can help the tourism ...
Christine Nam, Ludwig Lierhammer, Lars Buntemeyer, Prosper Evadzi, David Cabana, Louis Celliers   +5 more
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An upgraded neural network-based operational procedure for the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) 

Extreme temperatures are the leading cause of climate-related mortality worldwide. To inform mitigation and adaptation strategies, it is crucial to have accurate feels-like temperature measures that quantify thermal stress on human physiology. The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) is among the most widely used feels-like temperature metrics in ...
Bikem Pastine, Milan Klöwer, Tianning Tang, Sarah Wilson Kemsley, Louise Slater   +4 more
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Assessment of bioclimatic conditions within the area of Szczecin agglomeration

Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 2013
The aim of this paper is to characterise the bioclimatic conditions in the city of Szczecin, particularly the recognition of the frequency of occurrence of the conditions unfavourable to humans.
Jadwiga Nidzgorska-Lencewicz, Agnieszka Mąkosza   +1 more
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GloUTCI-M: a global monthly 1 km Universal Thermal Climate Index dataset from 2000 to 2022 [PDF]

Earth System Science Data
Climate change has precipitated recurrent extreme events and emerged as an imposing global challenge, exerting profound and far-reaching impacts on both the environment and human existence.
Z. Yang, J. Peng, Y. Liu, S. Jiang, X. Cheng, X. Liu, J. Dong, T. Hua, X. Yu   +8 more
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