The health effects of hotter summers and heat waves in the population of the United Kingdom: a review of the evidence.

ABSTRACT: It is widely acknowledged that the climate is warming globally and within the UK. In this paper, studies which assess the direct impact of current increased temperatures and heat-waves on health and those which project future health impacts of heat under different climate change scenarios in the UK are reviewed.This review finds that all UK studies demonstrate an increase in heat-related mortality occurring at temperatures above threshold values, with respiratory deaths being more sensitive to heat than deaths from cardiovascular disease (although the burden from cardiovascular deaths is greater in absolute terms). The relationship between heat and other health outcomes such as hospital admissions, myocardial infarctions and birth outcomes is less consistent. We highlight the main populati

SUBMITTER: Arbuthnott KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5773858 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature