Twenty-first-century demographic and social inequalities of heat-related deaths in Brazilian urban areas

Population exposure to heat waves (HWs) is increasing worldwide due to climate change, significantly affecting society, including public health. Despite its significant vulnerabilities and limited adaptation resources to rising temperatures, South America, particularly Brazil, lacks research on the...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 19; no. 1; p. e0295766
Main Authors:	Monteiro dos Santos, Djacinto, Libonati, Renata, Garcia, Beatriz N., Geirinhas, João L., Salvi, Barbara Bresani, Lima e Silva, Eliane, Rodrigues, Julia A., Peres, Leonardo F., Russo, Ana, Gracie, Renata, Gurgel, Helen, Trigo, Ricardo M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 24.01.2024 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Aged Australia Biology and Life Sciences Black people Brazil Brazil - epidemiology Climate change Death Demographic aspects Demographics Demography Earth Sciences Economic aspects Education Educational Status Energy consumption Environmental aspects Extreme heat Extreme high temperatures Fatalities Female Gender Gender equality Global temperature changes Health aspects Health care disparities Heat Heat waves Hot Temperature Humans Income inequality Investigations Landslides Latin America Life Expectancy Life span Medicine and Health Sciences Metropolitan areas Mortality Neoplasms Older people Outdoor air quality People and places Population Public health Regions Respiratory system Social aspects Social Sciences Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomics South America Temperature Temperature extremes Temperature rise Urban areas Brazil South America Australia Latin America Rio de Janeiro Brazil
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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