Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Heatwave Mortality in Summer 2020 in England: An Observational Study.
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- Extreme Weather Events in the UK and Resulting Public Health Outcomes.International journal of public health · 2025Pooled it
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- The Impact of Heatwaves on Mortality and Morbidity and the Associated Vulnerability Factors: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Secular trends in heat related illness and excess sun exposure rates across climatic zones in the United States from 2017 to 2022.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Long-Term Survival after Coronary Artery Surgical Revascularization-Does Ambient Temperature Matter?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Identification of individual-level clinical factors associated with increased risk of death during heatwaves: a time-stratified case-crossover study using national primary care records in England.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Climate change and healthy ageing: An assessment of the impact of climate hazards on older people.Journal of global health · 2024Review
- Compound mortality impacts from extreme temperatures and the COVID-19 pandemic.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Health system adaptations for extreme heat: Protocol for an international scoping review of reviews.PloS one · 2024Article
- A GIS-based framework to assess heatwave vulnerability and impact scenarios in urban systems.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The Scorching Truth: Investigating the Impact of Heatwaves on Selangor's Elderly Hospitalisations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Short-term associations between warm-season ambient temperature and emergency department visits for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in five US states.Environmental research · 2023Article
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- Cardiovascular responses to orthostasis during a simulated 3-day heatwave.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
High ambient temperatures pose a significant risk to health. This study investigates the heatwave mortality in the summer of 2020 during the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and related countermeasures. The heatwaves in 2020 caused more deaths than have been reported since the Heatwave Plan for England was introduced in 2004. The total and cause-specific mortality in 2020 was compared to previous heatwave events in England. The findings will help inform summer preparedness and planning in future years as society learns to live with COVID-19. Heatwave excess mortality in 2020 was similar to deaths occurring at home, in hospitals, and in care homes in the 65+ years group, and was comparable to the increases in previous years (2016-2018). The third heatwave in 2020 caused significant mortality in the younger age group (0-64) which has not been observed in previous years. Significant excess mortality was observed for cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and Alzheimer's and Dementia across all three heatwaves in persons aged 65+ years. There was no evidence that the heatwaves affected the proportional increase of people dying at home and not seeking heat-related health care. The most significant spike in daily mortality in August 2020 was associated with a period of high night-time temperatures. The results provide additional evidence that contextual factors are important for managing heatwave risks, particularly the importance of overheating in dwellings. The findings also suggest more action is also needed to address the vulnerability in the community and in health care settings during the acute response phase of a heatwave.
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