Excess Mortality in England during the 2019 Summer Heatwaves

Calculate excess mortality during heatwaves using Hilbert-Huang transform algorithm

BACKGROUND Heatwaves could cause the population excess death numbers to be ranged from tens to thousands within a couple of weeks in a local area. An excess mortality due to a special event (e.g., a heatwave or an epidemic outbreak) is estimated by subtracting the mortality figure under 'normal' conditions from the historical daily mortality records. The calculation of the excess mortality is a...

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Excess mortality in England and Wales, and in Greater London, during the 1995 heatwave.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the impact on mortality of the heatwave in England and Wales during July and August 1995 and to describe any difference in mortality impact between the Greater London urban population and the national population. DESIGN Analysis of variation in daily mortality in England and Wales and in Greater London during a five day heatwave in July and August 1995, by age, sex, ...

Increasing Probability of Mass-Mortality During Indian Heatwaves

Attribution of mortality to the urban heat island during heatwaves in the West Midlands, UK

BACKGROUND The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect describes the phenomenon whereby cities are generally warmer than surrounding rural areas. Traditionally, temperature monitoring sites are placed outside of city centres, which means that point measurements do not always reflect the true air temperature of urban centres, and estimates of health impacts based on such data may under-estimate the impac...