A5067936836- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Global Health Care Issues
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Climate variability and models
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- Risk Perception and Management
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Military Strategy and Technology
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Disaster Response and Management
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Radio Wave Propagation Studies
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
Bureau of Meteorology
2013-2023
The University of Adelaide
2017-2023
World Meteorological Organization
2023
Practical Action
2022
Met Office
2022
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
2022
Using the latest HadGHCND daily temperature dataset, global trends in observed summertime heatwaves and annually calculated warm spells for 1950–2011 are analysed via a multi‐index, multi‐aspect framework. Three indices that separately focus on maximum (TX90pct), minimum (TN90pct) average (EHF) were studied with respect to five characteristics of event intensity, frequency duration. Despite which index is employed, increases heatwave/warm spell duration found. Furthermore, TX90pct TN90pct...
Heatwaves represent a significant natural hazard in Australia, arguably more hazardous to human life than bushfires, tropical cyclones and floods. In the 2008/2009 summer, for example, many lives were lost heatwaves that summer’s bushfires which among worst history of Australian nation. For years, these other forms disaster have received much greater public attention heatwaves, although there are some signs change. We propose new index, called excess heat factor (EHF) use heatwave monitoring...
The establishment of an effective policy response to rising heatwave impacts is most when the history heatwaves, their current and future risks, are mapped by a common metric. In meteorological agencies aim develop seamless climate, forecast, warning heat impact services, spanning all temporal spatial scales. ability diagnose severity using Excess Heat Factor (EHF) has allowed Australian Bureau Meteorology (the Bureau) publicly release 7-day maps since 2014. National in UK United States...
Heatwaves are a significant cause of adverse health outcomes and mortality in Australia, worsening with climate change. In Queensland, the northeastern-most state, little is known about impact heatwaves outside capital city Brisbane. This study aims to explore on across various demographic environmental conditions within Queensland from 2010 2019. The Excess Heat Factor was used indicate heatwave periods at Statistical Area 2 (SA2) level. Registered deaths data Australian Bureau Statistics...
Heat waves (HWs) have killed more people in Australia than all other natural hazards combined. Climate change is expected to increase the frequency, duration, and intensity of HWs leads a doubling heat-related deaths over next 40 years. Despite being significant public health issue, do not attract same level attention from researchers, policy makers, emergency management agencies compared hazards. The purpose study was identify risk factors that might lead population vulnerability HW Western...
Climate change with increasing temperature is making a significant impact on human health, including more heat-related diseases, and the burden healthcare system. Although many studies have explored association between temperatures negative health outcomes, research associated costs of diseases remains relatively sparse. Furthermore, estimations future heat-attributable hospital not been well explored. This study used distributed lag nonlinear model to estimate in Perth, Western Australia....
This study aimed to estimate respiratory disease hospitalization costs attributable ambient temperatures and the future in Australia. The associations between daily for diseases Sydney Perth over period of 2010–2016 were analyzed using distributed non-linear lag models. Future estimated based on three predicted climate change scenarios-RCP2.6, RCP4.5 RCP8.5. increased from 493.2 million Australian dollars (AUD) 2010s more than AUD 700 2050s 98.0 about 150 Perth. current cold fraction (23.7%)...
Heatwaves are a significant and growing threat to the health well-being of residents Queensland, Australia. This is increasing due climate change. Excess heat increases demand for services, including ambulance calls, purpose this study was explore impact across Queensland. A state-wide retrospective analysis heatwaves emergency ‘Triple Zero’ (000) calls Queensland Ambulance (QAS) from 2010–2019 undertaken. Call data QAS heatwave Bureau Meteorology were analysed using case-crossover approach...
Abstract Increasing temperature and its impact on population health is an emerging significant public issue in the context of climate change Australia. While previous studies have primarily focused risk assessment, very few evaluated heat-attributable emergency department (ED) visits associated healthcare costs, or projected future economic burdens. This study used a distributed lag non-linear model to estimate heat attributable ED costs from 13 hospitals Perth, Western Australia, project...
More frequent and intense heatwaves in the last decade have challenged humanitarian, health meteorological authorities to mitigate impact. Meteorological heatwave monitoring prediction services vary between definitions which either include humidity or are based only on temperature. Incorporation of into human studies warning has been variable. Whilst higher is a known stressor during heatwaves, confound interpretation data can be difficult monitor forecast. This study examines effect...
Heatwaves are an increasing environmental hazard and important public health issue in Australia. Heat-health warnings being adopted widely to promote protective behaviours, but there has been limited evaluation of responses. This study used a household telephone survey examine attitudes responses heat-health regional areas two Australian states, South Australia Victoria. The results indicate high level recall awareness about managing extreme heat. Respondents viewed positively, the effects...
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology monitors, researches, predicts and communicates Australia’s weather climate. mean temperature has risen by over 1°C since 1910, leading to an increase in the frequency extreme heat events. Extreme can profoundly impact human health, infrastructure environment. Research conducted at elsewhere shows that climate change is impacting intensity One way responded this challenge providing a forecast service specifically targeted identifying heatwaves. heatwave...
Abstract Background The impacts of heatwaves on the risk mortality have been well-documented worldwide. However, are not equally spread across population with certain subgroups and locations affected more than others, warranting local evidence to guide improve prevention adaptation strategies. objectives this study were identify person area-level socio-demographic, health, environmental factors that modify heatwave-mortality association in Australia. Methods Warm-season (October-March)...