BACKGROUND Little evidence is available about the association between temperature and cerebrovascular mortality in China. This study aims to examine the effects of ambient temperature on cerebrovascular mortality in different climatic zones in China. METHOD We obtained daily data on weather conditions, air pollution and cerebrovascular deaths from five cities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Wuha...

The cooling market, in particular air-conditioning, has been growing rapidly in the UK. People now want more comfort and control of their indoor environment. Simultaneously, climate change models predict uncomfortably hot summers towards 2050. This report investigates how comfort levels and climate change will influence the demand for cooling, and policy options to address UK demand that avoid ...

Agriculture has played an essential role in the provision of food and been a major factor overall economic development for societies around world millennia. In past, agriculture hot, arid countries like Qatar faced many challenges, primary one being dearth water irrigation. Historically this severely limited Qatar’s development, which was based largely on resource exploitation, pearl fishing, o...

Avoided deforestation (AD) is a hot topic in climate change circles, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Using financial incentives to reduce rates of deforestation and forest degradation in tropical countries has much to commend it, as deforestation is a major contributor to climate change. It might also offer additional benefits, such as protecting bi...

A physiological strain index (PSI), based on rectal temperature (Tre) and heart rate (HR), capable of indicating heat strain online and analyzing existing databases, has been developed. The index rates the physiological strain on a universal scale of 0-10. It was assumed that the maximal Tre and HR rise during exposure to exercise heat stress from normothermia to hyperthermia was 3°C (36.5-39.5...

Knowledge of behavior climatic indexes can be help to planning future programs Bahabad study area in the eastern part of the province of Yazd with a hot and dry climate, high potential evapotranspiration and low rainfall has a high potential for desertification. The aim of this research is evaluation of classification intensity by IMDPA model with emphasis to climate criteria. The indices inclu...

Knowledge of behavior climatic indexes can be help to planning future programs Bahabad study area in the eastern part of the province of Yazd with a hot and dry climate, high potential evapotranspiration and low rainfall has a high potential for desertification. The aim of this research is evaluation of classification intensity by IMDPA model with emphasis to climate criteria. The indices inclu...