D'Ippoliti, D;
Michelozzi, P;
Marino, C;
de'Donato, F;
Menne, B;
Katsouyanni, K;
Kirchmayer, U;
Analitis, A;
Medina-Ramón, M;
Paldy, A;
et al.
D'Ippoliti, D; Michelozzi, P; Marino, C; de'Donato, F; Menne, B; Katsouyanni, K; Kirchmayer, U; Analitis, A; Medina-Ramón, M; Paldy, A; Atkinson, R; Kovats, S; Bisanti, L; Schneider, A; Lefranc, A; Iñiguez, C; Perucci, CA
(2010)
The impact of heat waves on mortality in 9 European cities: results from the EuroHEAT project.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, 9 (37).
ISSN 1476-069X
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-9-37
SGUL Authors: Atkinson, Richard William
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Abstract
Background: The present study aimed at developing a standardized heat wave definition to estimate and compare
the impact on mortality by gender, age and death causes in Europe during summers 1990-2004 and 2003, separately,
accounting for heat wave duration and intensity.
Methods: Heat waves were defined considering both maximum apparent temperature and minimum temperature
and classified by intensity, duration and timing during summer. The effect was estimated as percent increase in daily mortality during heat wave days compared to non heat wave days in people over 65 years. City specific and pooled
estimates by gender, age and cause of death were calculated.
Results: The effect of heat waves showed great geographical heterogeneity among cities. Considering all years, except
2003, the increase in mortality during heat wave days ranged from + 7.6% in Munich to + 33.6% in Milan. The increase was up to 3-times greater during episodes of long duration and high intensity. Pooled results showed a greater impact in Mediterranean (+ 21.8% for total mortality) than in North Continental (+ 12.4%) cities. The highest effect was observed for respiratory diseases and among women aged 75-84 years. In 2003 the highest impact was observed in cities where heat wave episode was characterized by unusual meteorological conditions.
Conclusions: Climate change scenarios indicate that extreme events are expected to increase in the future even in
regions where heat waves are not frequent. Considering our results prevention programs should specifically target the
elderly, women and those suffering from chronic respiratory disorders, thus reducing the impact on mortality.
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Additional Information: |
© 2010 D'Ippoliti et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: |
Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Disasters, Europe, Female, Hot Temperature, Humans, Male, Mortality, Sex Factors, Time Factors, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Environmental Sciences, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SCI, TIME-SERIES, US CITIES, TEMPERATURE, WEATHER, DEATHS, LONDON, FRANCE, HEALTH, Toxicology |
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: |
Academic Structure > Population Health Research Institute (INPH) |
Journal or Publication Title: |
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
ISSN: |
1476-069X |
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16 July 2010 | Published |
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Web of Science ID: |
WOS:000282289600001 |
URI: |
https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/107086 |
Publisher's version: |
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-9-37 |
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