Review of Biometeorology of Heatwaves and Warm Extremes in Europe
Апстракт
Numerous extreme heatwaves producing large impacts on human health, agriculture, water resources, energy demand, regional economies, and forest ecosystems occurred during the first twenty years of the 21st century. The present study strives to provide a systematic review of recent studies of warm biometeorological extremes in Europe. The main aim of this paper is to provide a methodical summary of the observed changes in warm extremes, duration, and variability in different parts of Europe. During the last decade, much attention has been paid to the negative impacts of heat and humidity on human health. Therefore, the human biometeorology is required to appraise the human thermal environment in a way that human thermoregulation is taken into account. In many European countries and regions, future heat exposure will indeed exceed critical levels, and a steep increase in biometeorological heatwaves and warm extremes are expected. The indices that take into account human energy balance al...ong with weather conditions should be used to examine the impacts of extreme heatwaves on human health and should be used as a basis for the determination of acclimatization to high-heat-stress conditions. A detailed description of recent studies that have used biometeorological indices such as Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) and Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) for the estimation of warm extremes and their influence on human health is provided. Additionally, a short overview of the existence of the heat-health warning systems (HHWS), their conceptualization, and implementation across the European continent is considered, as well as the possibilities for further investigations and implementation of effective measures and programs that could reduce the adverse health impacts.
Кључне речи:
heat stress / biometeorological indices / heatwaves / HHWS / EuropeИзвор:
Atmosphere, 2020, 11, 12Издавач:
- Basel : MDPI
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Министарство науке, технолошког развоја и иновација Републике Србије, институционално финансирање - 200125 (Универзитет у Новом Саду, Природно-математички факултет) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200125)
DOI: 10.3390/atmos11121276
ISSN: 2073-4433
WoS: 000601757600001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85097509206
Колекције
Институција/група
Geografski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Basarin, Biljana AU - Lukić, Tin AU - Matzarakis, Andreas PY - 2020 UR - https://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1073 AB - Numerous extreme heatwaves producing large impacts on human health, agriculture, water resources, energy demand, regional economies, and forest ecosystems occurred during the first twenty years of the 21st century. The present study strives to provide a systematic review of recent studies of warm biometeorological extremes in Europe. The main aim of this paper is to provide a methodical summary of the observed changes in warm extremes, duration, and variability in different parts of Europe. During the last decade, much attention has been paid to the negative impacts of heat and humidity on human health. Therefore, the human biometeorology is required to appraise the human thermal environment in a way that human thermoregulation is taken into account. In many European countries and regions, future heat exposure will indeed exceed critical levels, and a steep increase in biometeorological heatwaves and warm extremes are expected. The indices that take into account human energy balance along with weather conditions should be used to examine the impacts of extreme heatwaves on human health and should be used as a basis for the determination of acclimatization to high-heat-stress conditions. A detailed description of recent studies that have used biometeorological indices such as Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) and Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) for the estimation of warm extremes and their influence on human health is provided. Additionally, a short overview of the existence of the heat-health warning systems (HHWS), their conceptualization, and implementation across the European continent is considered, as well as the possibilities for further investigations and implementation of effective measures and programs that could reduce the adverse health impacts. PB - Basel : MDPI T2 - Atmosphere T1 - Review of Biometeorology of Heatwaves and Warm Extremes in Europe VL - 11 IS - 12 DO - 10.3390/atmos11121276 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1073 ER -
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Basarin, B., Lukić, T.,& Matzarakis, A.. (2020). Review of Biometeorology of Heatwaves and Warm Extremes in Europe. in Atmosphere Basel : MDPI., 11(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11121276 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1073
Basarin B, Lukić T, Matzarakis A. Review of Biometeorology of Heatwaves and Warm Extremes in Europe. in Atmosphere. 2020;11(12). doi:10.3390/atmos11121276 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1073 .
Basarin, Biljana, Lukić, Tin, Matzarakis, Andreas, "Review of Biometeorology of Heatwaves and Warm Extremes in Europe" in Atmosphere, 11, no. 12 (2020), https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11121276 ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1073 .