Heat-related mortality at the beginning of the twenty-first century in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Temperature record-breaking events, such as the observed more intense, longer-lasting, and more frequent heat waves, pose a new global challenge to health sectors worldwide. These threats are of particular interest in low-income regions with limited investments in public health and a growing urban p...

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Vydáno v:International journal of biometeorology Ročník 64; číslo 8; s. 1319 - 1332
Hlavní autoři: Geirinhas, João L., Russo, Ana, Libonati, Renata, Trigo, Ricardo M., Castro, Lucas C. O., Peres, Leonardo F., Magalhães, Mônica de Avelar F. M., Nunes, Baltazar
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Témata:
Animal Physiology
bioclimatology
Biological and Medical Physics
Biophysics
Brazil
climate
Climatic extremes
Developing countries
diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Earth and Environmental Science
elderly
Environment
Environmental Health
Health policy
Heat
Heat stress
Heat tolerance
Heat waves
human health
LDCs
Meteorological data
Meteorology
Metropolitan areas
Minimum temperatures
Mortality
Original Paper
Plant Physiology
Public health
Regression analysis
temperature
Temperature preferences
Thermal stress
Tropical climates
urban population
Urban populations
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Heat waves
Mortality levels
Rio de Janeiro
Extreme events
Extreme heat factor
ISSN:0020-7128, 1432-1254, 1432-1254
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Shrnutí:Temperature record-breaking events, such as the observed more intense, longer-lasting, and more frequent heat waves, pose a new global challenge to health sectors worldwide. These threats are of particular interest in low-income regions with limited investments in public health and a growing urban population, such as Brazil. Here, we apply a comprehensive interdisciplinary climate-health approach, including meteorological data and a daily mortality record from the Brazilian Health System from 2000 to 2015, covering 21 cities over the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. The percentage of absolute mortality increase due to summer extreme temperatures is estimated using a negative binomial regression modeling approach and maximum/minimum temperature-derived indexes as covariates. Moreover, this study assesses the vulnerability to thermal stress for different age groups and both genders and thoroughly analyzes four extremely intense heat waves during 2010 and 2012 regarding their impacts on the population. Results showed that the highest absolute mortality values during heat-related events were linked to circulatory illnesses. However, the highest excess of mortality was related to diabetes, particularly for women within the elderly age groups. Moreover, results indicate that accumulated heat stress conditions during consecutive days preferentially preceded by persistent periods of moderate-temperature, lead to higher excess mortality rather than sporadic single hot days. This work may provide directions in human health policies related to extreme climate events in large tropical metropolitan areas from developing countries, contributing to altering the historically based purely reactive response.
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DOI:10.1007/s00484-020-01908-x