Assessment of extreme heat and hospitalizations to inform early warning systems

An early warning on early warning systems!

Are heat warning systems effective?

Heatwaves are associated with significant health risks particularly among vulnerable groups. To minimize these risks, heat warning systems have been implemented. The question therefore is how effective these systems are in saving lives and reducing heat-related harm. We systematically searched and reviewed 15 studies which examined this. Six studies asserted that fewer people died of excessive ...

WG Early Warning Systems

Early Warning Systems aim at detecting unclassified but potentially harmful system behavior based on preliminary indications and are complementary to Intrusion Detection Systems. Both kinds of systems try to detect, identify and react before possible damage occurs and contribute to an integrated and aggregated situation report (big picture). A particular emphasis of Early Warning Systems is to ...

Famine Early Warning Systems Network

slowly evolving natural hazards such as agricultural drought. Famine early warning systems transform these data into actionable policy information, enabling humanitarian organizations to respond in a timely and appropriate manner. These life-saving responses are increasingly important: In 2006, one out of eight people did not have enough food to eat and 22 million more people became sufficientl...

Early Warning Systems: A Review

Numerous scientific research and engineering programs are being carried out globally in an effort to monitor environmental degradation, natural and anthropogenic disasters. These are part of a process to predict possible catastrophic events and help minimize their devastating impact on the environment and human life. Many of these programs, sometimes referred to as Early Warning Systems (EWSs),...