Evaluating Mortality Response Associated with Two Different Nordic Heat Warning Systems in Riga, Latvia.

ABSTRACT: Background and objectives: Progressing climate change is accompanied by a worldwide increase in the intensity, frequency, and duration of heat wave events. Research has shown that heat waves are an emerging public health problem, as they have a significant impact on mortality. As studies exploring this relationship are scarce for Latvia, this study aims to investigate the short-term associations between heat waves and all-cause mortality as well as cause-specific mortality, during the summer months (May-September) in Riga. Materials and Methods: An ecological time series study using daily reported mortality and temperature data from Riga between 2009 and 2015 was employed. Heat waves were defined based on the categories of the Latvian and Swedish heat warning system. Using a Quasi-Poisson

SUBMITTER: Pfeifer K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7672594 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature