Global risk of deadly heat

More Intense, More Frequent, and Longer Lasting Heat Waves in the 21st Century

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Impact of regional climate change on human health

Patz, J. A., Campbell-Lendrum, D., Holloway, T., & Foley, J. A. (2005) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature04188 · Cited by 3,103

Death toll exceeded 70,000 in Europe during the summer of 2003

Robine, J.-M., Cheung, S. L. K., Le Roy, S., Van Oyen, H., Griffiths, C., Michel, J.-P., & Herrmann, F. R. (2007) · Comptes Rendus. Biologies · doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2007.12.001 · Cited by 2,127

Heat Stress and Public Health: A Critical Review

Kovats, S. R., & Hajat, S. (2007) · Annual Review of Public Health · doi:10.1146/annurev.publhealth.29.020907.090843 · Cited by 2,011

Heat Stroke

Bouchama, A., & Knochel, J. P. (2002) · New England Journal of Medicine · doi:10.1056/nejmra011089 · Cited by 1,898

Relation between elevated ambient temperature and mortality: A review of the epidemiologic evidence

Basu, R. (2002) · Epidemiologic Reviews · doi:10.1093/epirev/mxf007 · Cited by 1,381

Climate Change and Extreme Heat Events

Luber, G., & McGeehin, M. A. (2008) · American Journal of Preventive Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2008.08.021 · Cited by 1,249

An adaptability limit to climate change due to heat stress

Sherwood, S. C., & Huber, M. (2010) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.0913352107 · Cited by 1,236

Going to the Extremes

Tebaldi, C., Hayhoe, K., Arblaster, J. M., & Meehl, G. A. (2006) · Climatic Change · doi:10.1007/s10584-006-9051-4 · Cited by 1,119

Spatially explicit global population scenarios consistent with the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways

Jones, B., & O’Neill, B. C. (2016) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/8/084003 · Cited by 817

Heatwave vulnerability of large metropolitans in Bangladesh: An evaluation

Adnan, M. S. G., Kabir, I., Hossain, M. A., Chakma, S., Tasneem, S. N., Saha, C. R., Hassan, Q. K., & Dewan, A. M. (2024) · Geomatica · doi:10.1016/j.geomat.2024.100020 · Cited by 29

Do urban green spaces cool cities differently across latitudes? Spatial variability and climatic drivers of vegetation-induced cooling

Rao, P., Torreggiani, D., Tassinari, P., Rötzer, T., Pauleit, S., & Rahman, M. A. (2025) · Sustainable Cities and Society · doi:10.1016/j.scs.2025.106513 · Cited by 29

Heat Waves in Florida: Climatology, Trends, and Related Precipitation Events

Cloutier-Bisbee, S. R., Raghavendra, A., & Milrad, S. M. (2019) · Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology · doi:10.1175/jamc-d-18-0165.1 · Cited by 29

Analysis of persistence in the flood timing and the role of catchment wetness on flood generation in a large river basin in India

Ganguli, P., Nandamuri, Y. R., & Chatterjee, C. (2019) · Theoretical and Applied Climatology · doi:10.1007/s00704-019-02964-z · Cited by 29

The European Media Portrayal of Climate Change: Implications for the Social Mobilization towards Climate Action

Tavares, A. O., Areia, N. P., Mellett, S., James, J., Intrigliolo, D. S., Couldrick, L. B., & Berthoumieu, J.-F. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12208300 · Cited by 29

Large‐scale connection to deadly Indian heatwaves

Rao, V. B., Rao, K. K., Mahendranath, B., Kumar, T. V. L., & Govardhan, D. (2021) · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · doi:10.1002/qj.3985 · Cited by 29

Discover the desirable landscape structure for mitigating urban heat: The urban-rural gradient approach for an ancient Chinese city

Shi, Y., & Zhao, S. (2022) · Cities · doi:10.1016/j.cities.2022.103737 · Cited by 31

Whole genome transcriptomic reveals heat stroke molecular signatures in humans

Bouchama, A., Rashid, M., Malik, S. S., Mahri, S. A., Yassin, Y. M., Abdullah, M. L., Abdulmalek, N., Maashi, F., Mashi, A., Khan, A. H., et al. (2023) · The Journal of Physiology · doi:10.1113/jp284031 · Cited by 29

Enhanced accessibility to park cooling services in developed areas: Experimental insights on the walkability in large urban agglomerations

Li, P., Wu, W. J., & Yin, Y. (2025) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.112665 · Cited by 28

Heat Stress‐Mediated Multi‐Organ Injury: Pathophysiology and Treatment Strategies

Ding, X., & Gao, B. (2025) · Comprehensive physiology · doi:10.1002/cph4.70012 · Cited by 30

Amplified or exaggerated changes in perceived temperature extremes under global warming

Wang, S., & Zhu, J. (2019) · Climate Dynamics · doi:10.1007/s00382-019-04994-9 · Cited by 28

Impacts of climate change, population growth, and urbanization on future population exposure to long-term temperature change during the warm season in China

Zhang, W., Li, Y., Li, Z., Wei, X., Ren, T., Liu, J., & Zhu, Y. (2020) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-019-07238-9 · Cited by 28

Cooling Between Exercise Bouts and Post-exercise With the Fan Cooling Jacket on Thermal Strain in Hot-Humid Environments

Otani, H., Fukuda, M., & Tagawa, T. (2021) · Frontiers in Physiology · doi:10.3389/fphys.2021.640400 · Cited by 28

An Extreme Heat Event Induced by Typhoon Lekima (2019) and Its Contributing Factors

Zhao, D., Lin, Y., Li, Y., & Gao, X. (2021) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/2021jd034760 · Cited by 29

Three-dimensional simulation of building thermal plumes merging in calm conditions: Turbulence model evaluation and turbulence structure analysis

Mei, S.-J., & Yuan, C. (2021) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108097 · Cited by 28

Climate change, heat stress and the analysis of its space-time variability in european metropolises

García, D. H., & Rezapouraghdam, H. (2023) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138892 · Cited by 28

The short-term effects of cold spells on pediatric outpatient admission for allergic rhinitis in Hefei, China

Cheng, Q., Wang, X., Wei, Q., Bai, L., Zhang, Y., Gao, J., Duan, J., Xu, Z., Yi, W., Pan, R., et al. (2019) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.237 · Cited by 28

Tropical cyclones and heatwaves

Lin, N. (2019) · Nature Climate Change · doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0537-2 · Cited by 28

Economists' erroneous estimates of damages from climate changePreprint

Keen, S., Lenton, T. M., Godin, A., Yılmaz, D., Grasselli, M. R., & Garrett, T. J. (2021) · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2108.07847 · Cited by 28

Spatiotemporal changes in Universal Thermal Climate Index in the Middle East and North Africa

Hamed, M. M., Kyaw, A. K., Nashwan, M. S., & Shahid, S. (2023) · Atmospheric Research · doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.107008 · Cited by 27

Excess Mortality Risk Due to Heat Stress in Different Climatic Zones of India

Choudhary, R. K., Joshi, P., Ghosh, S., Ganguly, D., Balakrishnan, K., Singh, N., Mall, R. K., Kumar, A., & Dey, S. (2023) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c05218 · Cited by 27

Subseasonal Variability of Humid Heat During the South Asian Summer Monsoon

Ivanovich, C. C., Horton, R., Sobel, A. H., & Singh, D. (2024) · Geophysical Research Letters · doi:10.1029/2023gl107382 · Cited by 27

How a typical West African day in the future-climate compares with current-climate conditions in a convection-permitting and parameterised convection climate model

Fitzpatrick, R. G. J., Parker, D. J., Marsham, J. H., Rowell, D. P., Jackson, L., Finney, D., Deva, C. R., Tucker, S. O., & Stratton, R. (2020) · Climatic Change · doi:10.1007/s10584-020-02881-5 · Cited by 28

Future extreme heat wave events using Bayesian heat wave intensity-persistence day-frequency model and their uncertainty

Lee, O., Seo, J., Won, J., Choi, J., & Kim, S. (2021) · Atmospheric Research · doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105541 · Cited by 27

Environmental Hazards and Behavior Change: User Perspectives on the Usability and Effectiveness of the AirRater Smartphone App

Workman, A., Jones, P., Wheeler, A. J., Campbell, S. L., Williamson, G. J., Lucani, C. J., Bowman, D. M. J. S., Cooling, N., & Johnston, F. H. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph18073591 · Cited by 27

Detectable anthropogenic influence on summer compound hot events over China from 1965 to 2014

Wang, X., Lang, X., & Jiang, D. (2022) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac4d4e · Cited by 27

Extreme Temperature and Mortality by Educational Attainment in Spain, 2012–2018

Keivabu, R. C. (2022) · European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie · doi:10.1007/s10680-022-09641-4 · Cited by 29

Linking climate change to urban planning through vulnerability assessment: The case of two cities at the Mexico-US border

Muñoz-Pizza, D. M., Sánchez-Rodríguez, R., & Gonzalez-Manzano, E. (2023) · Urban Climate · doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101674 · Cited by 29

In-situ monitoring of energetic and hydrological performance of a semi-intensive green roof and a white roof during a heatwave event in the UK

Xing, Y., & Jones, P. (2019) · Indoor and Built Environment · doi:10.1177/1420326x19887218 · Cited by 27

Thermally resilient communities: creating a socio-technical collaborative response to extreme temperatures

Hamstead, Z. A., Coseo, P. J., AlKhaled, S. R., Boamah, E. F., Hondula, D. M., Middel, A., & Rajkovich, N. B. (2020) · Buildings and Cities · doi:10.5334/bc.15 · Cited by 27

Ageing population and green space dynamics for climate change adaptation in Southeast Asia

Kim, J. S., & Kim, S. K. (2024) · Nature Climate Change · doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01980-w · Cited by 26

Novel Nonaqueous PD/PZ/NMP Absorbent for Energy-Efficient CO2 Capture: Insights into the Crystal-Phase Regulation Mechanism of the Powdery Product

Xie, F., Li, G., Yan, F., Chengbin, X., Wang, P., Shen, X., Yang, B., Han, L. G., Luo, H., & Zhang, Z. (2025) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.4c09928 · Cited by 26

Analysis of land surface temperature drivers in Beijing’s central urban area across multiple spatial scales: An explainable ensemble learning approach

Cheng, J., Dong, Y., Qie, K., & Wang, J. (2025) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115704 · Cited by 26

The Science of Adaptation to Extreme Heat

Coffel, E., de Sherbinin, A., Horton, R., Lane, K., Kienberger, S., & Wilhelmi, O. V. (2018) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-811891-7.00007-4 · Cited by 26

Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Health: Common Sources, Similar Impacts, and Common Solutions

Ramanathan, V. (2020) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-31125-4_5 · Cited by 27

Hydrogen sulfide, potassium phosphite and zinc sulfate as alleviators of drought stress in sunflower plants

Almeida, G. M., da Silva, A. A., Batista, P. F., Moura, L. M. D. F., Vital, R. G., & Costa, A. C. (2020) · Ciência e Agrotecnologia · doi:10.1590/1413-7054202044006320 · Cited by 26

Excess Mortality in England during the 2019 Summer Heatwaves

Rustemeyer, N., & Howells, M. (2021) · Climate · doi:10.3390/cli9010014 · Cited by 26

Appraising the historical and projected spatiotemporal changes in the heat index in Bangladesh

Rahman, M. B., Salam, R., Islam, A. R. M. T., Tasnuva, A., Haque, U., Shahid, S., Hu, Z., & Mallick, J. (2021) · Theoretical and Applied Climatology · doi:10.1007/s00704-021-03705-x · Cited by 26

Effects of Herbal Adaptogen Feed-Additive on Growth Performance, Carcass Parameters, and Muscle Amino Acid Profile in Heat-Stressed Modern Broilers

Greene, E. S., Maynard, C. J., Owens, C. M., Meullenet, J., & Dridi, S. (2021) · Frontiers in Physiology · doi:10.3389/fphys.2021.784952 · Cited by 26

Effect of the Near-Future Climate Change under RCP8.5 on the Heat Stress and Associated Work Performance in Thailand

Amnuaylojaroen, T., Limsakul, A., Kirtsaeng, S., Parasin, N., & Surapipith, V. (2022) · Atmosphere · doi:10.3390/atmos13020325 · Cited by 27

The Influence of Intraseasonal Oscillations on Humid Heat in the Persian Gulf and South Asia

Ivanovich, C. C., Anderson, W., Horton, R., Raymond, C., & Sobel, A. H. (2022) · Journal of Climate · doi:10.1175/jcli-d-21-0488.1 · Cited by 26

Heat and cold sensitivity in multiple sclerosis: A patient-centred perspective on triggers, symptoms, and thermal resilience practices

Christogianni, A., O'Garro, J., Bibb, R., Filtness, A., & Filingeri, D. (2022) · Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.msard.2022.104075 · Cited by 26

Urban heat mitigation through improved building energy efficiency

Baniassadi, A., Heusinger, J., Meili, N., González, P. I., & Samuelson, H. W. (2022) · Energy and Climate Change · doi:10.1016/j.egycc.2022.100078 · Cited by 26

Cenozoic Proxy Constraints on Earth System Sensitivity to Greenhouse Gases

Ring, S. J., Mutz, S. G., & Ehlers, T. A. (2022) · Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology · doi:10.1029/2021pa004364 · Cited by 27

CMIP6 models informed summer human thermal discomfort conditions in Indian regional hotspot

Shukla, K. K., & Attada, R. (2023) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-023-38602-y · Cited by 26

The emergence of prolonged deadly humid heatwaves

Wang, X., He, L., Ma, X., Bie, Q., Luo, L. G., Xiong, Y., & Ye, J. (2022) · International Journal of Climatology · doi:10.1002/joc.7750 · Cited by 25

Ocorrência de Ondas de Calor com Dados de Reanálises em áreas do Nordeste, Amazônia e Centro-Sudeste do Brasil

Silva, N. D. S., Alves, J. M. B., da Silva, E. M., & de Sousa, G. M. (2022) · Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia · doi:10.1590/0102-77863740067 · Cited by 28

Projected changes in heatwaves over Central and South America using high-resolution regional climate simulations

Ramarao, M. V. S., Arunachalam, S., Sánchez, B. N., Schinasi, L. H., Bakhtsiyarava, M., Caiaffa, W. T., Dronova, I., O’Neill, M. S., Ávila-Palència, I., Gouveia, N., et al. (2024) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-024-73521-6 · Cited by 27

Widespread outdoor exposure to uncompensable heat stress with warming

Fan, Y., & McColl, K. A. (2024) · Communications Earth & Environment · doi:10.1038/s43247-024-01930-6 · Cited by 25

Inequitable distribution of risks associated with occupational heat exposure driven by trade

Li, M., Meng, B., Geng, Y., Tong, F., Gao, Y., Yamano, N., Lim, S., Guilhoto, J. J. M., Uno, K., & Chen, X. (2025) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-024-55483-5 · Cited by 28

Changes in Extremes of Temperature, Precipitation, and Runoff in California’s Central Valley During 1949–2010

He, M., Russo, M., Anderson, M. L., Fickenscher, P., Whitin, B., Schwarz, A., & Lynn, E. (2017) · Hydrology · doi:10.3390/hydrology5010001 · Cited by 25

Non-analog increases to air, surface, and belowground temperature extreme events due to climate change

Petrie, M. D., Bradford, J. B., Lauenroth, W. K., Schlaepfer, D. R., Andrews, C. M., & Bell, D. M. (2020) · Climatic Change · doi:10.1007/s10584-020-02944-7 · Cited by 25

Climate change-mediated heat stress vulnerability and adaptation strategies among outdoor workers

Odonkor, S. T., & Adams, S. (2021) · Climate and Development · doi:10.1080/17565529.2021.1954867 · Cited by 25

The forgotten ocean: Why COP26 must call for vastly greater ambition and urgency to address ocean change

Laffoley, D., Baxter, J. M., Amon, D. J., Claudet, J., Downs, C. A., Earle, S. A., Gjerde, K. M., Hall-Spencer, J. M., Koldewey, H. J., Levin, L. A., et al. (2021) · Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems · doi:10.1002/aqc.3751 · Cited by 25

Don’t blame it on the sunshine! An exploration of the spatial distribution of heat injustice across districts in Antwerp, Belgium

Burbidge, M., Larsen, T. S., Feder, S. L., & Yan, S. (2021) · Local Environment · doi:10.1080/13549839.2021.2005007 · Cited by 27

High-resolution spatiotemporal variability of heat wave impacts quantified by thermal indices

Neethu, C. S., & Ramesh, K. V. (2022) · Theoretical and Applied Climatology · doi:10.1007/s00704-022-03987-9 · Cited by 25

Future Changes in African Heatwaves and Their Drivers at the Convective Scale

Birch, C. E., Jackson, L., Finney, D., Marsham, J. H., Stratton, R. A., Tucker, S. O., Chapman, S., Senior, C. A., Keane, R. J., Guichard, F., et al. (2022) · Journal of Climate · doi:10.1175/jcli-d-21-0790.1 · Cited by 25

A machine learning-enhanced design optimizer for urban cooling

Hao, T., Huang, J., He, X., Li, L., & Jones, P. (2022) · Indoor and Built Environment · doi:10.1177/1420326x221112857 · Cited by 25

Spatiotemporal variability of extreme precipitation at different time scales and quantitative analysis of associated driving teleconnection factors: Insights from Taihu Basin, China

Wang, D., Dong, Z., Ling, Z., Jiang, F., Zhu, S., & Chen, J. (2022) · Ecological Indicators · doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109287 · Cited by 25

Global meat demand projection: Quo Vadimus?

Jia, J., Dawson, T. P., Wu, F., Han, Q., & Cui, X. (2023) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139460 · Cited by 25

The Use of the Health Belief Model in the Context of Heatwaves Research: A Rapid Review

Ullah, F., Ragazzoni, L., Hubloue, I., Barone‐Adesi, F., & Valente, M. (2024) · Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness · doi:10.1017/dmp.2024.26 · Cited by 24

Spatial inequalities in global population exposure to extreme heats and heatwaves

Tian, P., Zhang, F., Yan, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, H., & Li, J. (2024) · Applied Geography · doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103474 · Cited by 24

Spatially Explicit Assessments of Heat-Related Health Risks: A Literature Review

Yao, Y., Lu, L., Guo, J., Zhang, S., Cheng, J., Tariq, A., Liang, D., Hu, Y., & Li, Q. (2024) · Remote Sensing · doi:10.3390/rs16234500 · Cited by 24

Revealing the contribution of urban green spaces to improving the thermal environment under realistic stressors and their interactions

Song, J., Przybysz, A., & Zhu, C. (2025) · Sustainable Cities and Society · doi:10.1016/j.scs.2025.106426 · Cited by 24

Molecular characterization, gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis, phytochemical screening and insecticidal activities of ethanol extract of Lentinus squarrosulus against Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus)

Adeoye-Isijola, M. O., Jonathan, S. G., Coopoosamy, R. M., & Olajuyigbe, O. O. (2021) · Molecular Biology Reports · doi:10.1007/s11033-020-06119-6 · Cited by 24

Future Projections of Heat Mortality Risk for Major European Cities

Karwat, A., & Franzke, C. L. E. (2021) · Weather Climate and Society · doi:10.1175/wcas-d-20-0142.1 · Cited by 25

Projected impact of heat on mortality and labour productivity under climate change in Switzerland

Stalhandske, Z., Nesa, V., Zumwald, M., Ragettli, M. S., Galimshina, A., Holthausen, N., Röösli, M., & Bresch, D. N. (2022) · Natural hazards and earth system sciences · doi:10.5194/nhess-22-2531-2022 · Cited by 30

Study on Summer Overheating of Residential Buildings in the Severe Cold Region of China in View of Climate Change

Yu, Y., Shao, Y., Zhao, B., Yu, J., Guo, H., & Chen, Y. (2023) · Buildings · doi:10.3390/buildings13010244 · Cited by 24

Climate Change Effects on the Predicted Heat Strain and Labour Capacity of Outdoor Workers in Australia

Hunt, A. P., Brearley, M. B., Hall, A., & Pope, R. (2023) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph20095675 · Cited by 24

Polycentric structure and urban thermal environment: A large-scale study from multi-perspectives

Su, H., & Qi, Z. (2023) · Sustainable Cities and Society · doi:10.1016/j.scs.2023.104657 · Cited by 24

Environmental Violence: A Tool for Planetary Health Research

Marcantonio, R. A., & Fuentes, A. (2021) · The Lancet Planetary Health · doi:10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00190-0 · Cited by 25

Urban-rural differences in the local human exposure to humid heatwaves in the Northern Hemisphere

Dong, J., Hu, T., Liu, Y., & Peng, J. (2024) · Sustainable Cities and Society · doi:10.1016/j.scs.2024.105415 · Cited by 24

Heat Acclimation Does Not Protect Trained Males from Hyperthermia-Induced Impairments in Complex Task Performance

Piil, J. F., Mikkelsen, C. J., Junge, N., Morris, N. B., & Nybo, L. (2019) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph16050716 · Cited by 24

Global forces of change: Implications for forest-poverty dynamics

Shyamsundar, P., Sauls, L. A., Cheek, J. Z., Sullivan-Wiley, K. A., Erbaugh, J. T., & Krishnapriya, P. P. (2021) · Forest Policy and Economics · doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102607 · Cited by 26

Higher UHI Intensity, Higher Urban Temperature? A Synthetical Analysis of Urban Heat Environment in Urban Megaregion

Wang, J., Zhou, W., & Zhao, W. (2023) · Remote Sensing · doi:10.3390/rs15245696 · Cited by 23

Multi-Objective Optimization of Morphology in High-Rise Residential Areas for Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Yulin City, Northwest China

Meng, Y., Hao, Y., Que, Y., Ren, J., & Liu, Y. (2024) · Buildings · doi:10.3390/buildings14061688 · Cited by 23

Measurement of microclimates in a warming world: problems and solutions

Mitchell, D., Maloney, S. K., Snelling, E. P., Fonsêca, V. D. F. C., & Fuller, A. (2024) · Journal of Experimental Biology · doi:10.1242/jeb.246481 · Cited by 23

Soil Moisture‐Temperature Coupling Increases Population Exposure to Future Heatwaves

Zhou, J., Teuling, A. J., Seneviratne, S. I., & Hirsch, A. L. (2024) · Earth s Future · doi:10.1029/2024ef004697 · Cited by 25

Exploring intra-urban thermal stress vulnerability within 15-minute city concept: Example of heat waves 2021 in Moscow

Shartova, N. V., Mironova, E. A., Varentsov, M. I., Grischenko, M., & Konstantinov, P. (2024) · Sustainable Cities and Society · doi:10.1016/j.scs.2024.105729 · Cited by 24

Risk of mortality and disease attributable to the heat stress index and its variability during heat waves: An observational study on the city of Madrid

Puga-Bonilla, M., García, D. H., Rezapouraghdam, H., & Bolivar, F. J. L. (2025) · Sustainable Cities and Society · doi:10.1016/j.scs.2025.106189 · Cited by 23

Modeling the Effect of Trees on Energy Demand for Indoor Cooling and Dehumidification Across Cities and Climates

Meili, N., Zheng, X., Takane, Y., Nakajima, K., Yamaguchi, K., Chi, D., Zhu, Y., Wang, J., Qiu, Y., Paschalis, A., et al. (2025) · Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems · doi:10.1029/2024ms004590 · Cited by 23

Quantifying the impact of urban blue-green spaces on humid-heat exposure risk: A case study of Nanjing’s central urban area

Ma, Y., Xu, C., & Yang, Z. (2025) · Ecological Indicators · doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113708 · Cited by 23

Vertical contrast of trees and buildings determines urban land surface temperature

Hong Kui, W. E. I., Chen, B., Yin, Y., Wu, S., Zhang, T., & Xu, B. (2025) · Landscape and Urban Planning · doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105448 · Cited by 25

Tropical deforestation is associated with considerable heat-related mortality

Reddington, C. L. S., Smith, C., Butt, E., Baker, J. C. A., de Oliveira, B. F. A., Yamba, E. I., & Spracklen, D. V. (2025) · Nature Climate Change · doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02411-0 · Cited by 29

How does climate risk impact corporate green investment? Evidence from Chinese listed firms

Wan, D., Liu, H., Yang, D., & Li, G. (2025) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.128040 · Cited by 24

Ambient temperature and genome-wide DNA methylation: A twin and family study in Australia

Xu, R., Li, S., Li, S., Wong, E. M., Southey, M. C., Hopper, J. L., Abramson, M. J., & Guo, Y. (2021) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117700 · Cited by 23

Increased occurrence of day–night hot extremes in a warming climate

Zhu, J., Wang, S., & Fischer, E. M. (2021) · Climate Dynamics · doi:10.1007/s00382-021-06038-7 · Cited by 24

The Heat Is On: Observations and Trends of Heat Stress Metrics during Florida Summers

McAllister, C., Stephens, A. B., & Milrad, S. M. (2022) · Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology · doi:10.1175/jamc-d-21-0113.1 · Cited by 23

Response Relationship between the Regional Thermal Environment and Urban Forms during Rapid Urbanization (2000–2010–2020): A Case Study of Three Urban Agglomerations in China

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Identification and Analysis of Heatwave Events Considering Temporal Continuity and Spatial Dynamics

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Heat-Related Knowledge, Risk Perception, and Precautionary Behavior among Indonesian Forestry Workers and Farmers: Implications for Occupational Health Promotion in the Face of Climate Change Impacts

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The asymmetric impact of abundant preceding rainfall on heat stress in low latitudes

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Emergence of robust anthropogenic increase of heat stress-related variables projected from CORDEX-CORE climate simulations

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Interconnected Disaster Risks 2023: Risk Tipping Points

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Climate change and world population

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Temperature exposure and sleep duration: Evidence from time use surveys

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Asymmetric influence of urban morphology changes on land surface temperature between daytime and nighttime

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Contemporary income inequality outweighs historic redlining in shaping intra-urban heat disparities in Los Angeles

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THE BIOCLIMATE PRESENT AND FUTURE IN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO/BRAZIL: SPACE-TIME ANALYSIS OF HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT

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More urban greenspace, lower temperature? Moving beyond net change in greenspace

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Rapid increase in the risk of heat-related mortality.

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Mortality impacts of the most extreme heat events

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Heat-Related Mortality Projections Under Climate Warming Scenarios

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The emergence of prolonged deadly humid heatwaves

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Mapping Global Risk of Heatwave Mortality Under Climate Change

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