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ArticleAnnual review of environment and resources2025

Lethal Heat and Humidity Events.

Shuang Zhou, Yao Wu, Yanming Liu, Yuan Gao, Pei Yu, Rongbin Xu, Gongbo Chen, Tingting Ye, Wenhua Yu, Juan Antonio Añel and 18 more

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Article in Annual review of environment and resources, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors.

Shuang ZhouClimate, Air Quality Research (CARE) Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Yao WuClimate, Air Quality Research (CARE) Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Yanming LiuClimate, Air Quality Research (CARE) Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Yuan GaoClimate, Air Quality Research (CARE) Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Pei YuClimate, Air Quality Research (CARE) Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Rongbin XuClimate, Air Quality Research (CARE) Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Gongbo ChenClimate, Air Quality Research (CARE) Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Tingting YeClimate, Air Quality Research (CARE) Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Wenhua YuClimate, Air Quality Research (CARE) Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Juan Antonio AñelEPhysLab, CIM-UVigo, Universidade de Vigo, Ourense, Spain.
Peng BiSchool of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Angie BoneSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Kristie L EbiCenter for Health and the Global Environment, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Antonio GasparriniCentre for Statistical Methodology, Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, and Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Masahiro HashizumeDepartment of Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Ollie JayHeat and Health Research Incubator, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Yoonhee KimDepartment of Global Environmental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Sarah Perkins-KirkpatrickARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, the Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Jason Kai Wei LeeHeat Resilience and Performance Centre, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Tiantian LiChina CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Shao LinDepartments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Environmental Health Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, New York, USA.
Lina MadaniyaziSchool of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Jinah ParkDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Fontina PetrakopoulouEnergy Engineering and Climate Protection, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Xerxes SeposoSchool of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Aurelio TobiasSchool of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Shanshan LiClimate, Air Quality Research (CARE) Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Yuming GuoClimate, Air Quality Research (CARE) Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Climate change increasingly threatens global health as more frequent extreme heat events, combined with varying humidity levels, exacerbate both direct and indirect health risks, strain energy resources, and lead to economic loss. Vulnerable populations, including the elderly, young children, and those with preexisting health conditions, face greater risks due to lower physiological adaptive capacity. Those from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities are also vulnerable because of increased exposure and reduced capacity. While research has expanded our understanding of the physiological effects of extreme heat and humidity, challenges persist, including inconsistent data, lack of unified heat wave definitions, and limited knowledge of their impact on mortality and morbidity especially in specific populations. Addressing these challenges requires enhanced data and a comprehensive evaluation of humidity's modifying effects. Global collaboration to strengthen heat health action plans is essential, with future efforts focusing on enhancing the accessibility and effectiveness of interventions, especially in underresourced regions.

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PMID41474935
PMCPMC7618245

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