Spatiotemporal link between El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), extreme heat, and thermal stress in the Asia-Pacific region.

ABSTRACT: Climate change is closely monitored and numerous studies reports increasing air temperature and weather extremes across the globe. As a direct consequence of the increase of global temperature, the increased heat stress is becoming a global threat to public health. While most climate change and epidemiological studies focus on air temperature to explain the increasing risks, heat strain can be predicted using comprehensive indices such as Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). The Asia-Pacific region is prone to thermal stress and the high population densities in the region impose high health risk. This study evaluated the air temperature and UTCI trends between 1990 and 2019 and found significant increasing trends for air temperature for the whole region while the increases of UTCI are n

SUBMITTER: Eggeling J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10978954 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature