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High Temperatures May Have Caused Over 70,000 Excess Deaths in Europe in 2022
New study by EARLY-ADAPT researchers develops theoretical framework to re-evaluate initial estimates of mortality attributable to record summer temperatures in 2022.
Risk of Dying in Hospital From Respiratory Causes is Higher in the Summer Than in the Winter
A study developed by EARLY-ADAPT researchers analyses the association between ambient temperature and hospital mortality from respiratory diseases in the provinces of Madrid and Barcelona.
Joan Ballester, Principal Investigator of EARLY-ADAPT, Wins European Research Council Grant to Forecast the Health Effects of Air Pollution
The FORECAST-AIR project aims to tailor health alerts of air pollution for vulnerable groups.
Record-breaking Heat in the Summer of 2022 Caused more than 61,000 Deaths in Europe
An epidemiological analysis by EARLY-ADAPT researchers published in Nature Medicine estimates that 63% more women than men died due to heat, with the highest incidence in the Mediterranean region.
Over 4% of Summer Mortality in European Cities is Attributable to Urban Heat Islands
A new study co-authored by a researcher from the EARLY-ADAPT group estimates that one third of deaths attributable to heat islands could be avoided if trees covered 30% of urban space
