Health Risks to the Russian Population from Temperature Extremes at the Beginning of the XXI Century
Climate change and climate-sensitive disasters caused by climatic hazards have a significant and increasing direct and indirect impact on human health. Due to its vast area, complex geographical environment and various climatic conditions, Russia is one of the countries that suffers significantly fr...
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| description | Climate change and climate-sensitive disasters caused by climatic hazards have a significant and increasing direct and indirect impact on human health. Due to its vast area, complex geographical environment and various climatic conditions, Russia is one of the countries that suffers significantly from frequent climate hazards. This paper provides information about temperature extremes in Russia in the beginning of the 21st century, and their impact on human health. A literature search was conducted using the electronic databases Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus, and e-Library, focusing on peer-reviewed journal articles published in English and in Russian from 2000 to 2021. The results are summarized in 16 studies, which are divided into location-based groups, including Moscow, Saint Petersburg and other large cities located in various climatic zones: in the Arctic, in Siberia and in the southern regions, in ultra-continental and monsoon climate. Heat waves in cities with a temperate continental climate lead to a significant increase in all-cause mortality than cold waves, compared with cities in other climatic zones. At the same time, in northern cities, in contrast to the southern regions and central Siberia, the influence of cold waves is more pronounced on mortality than heat waves. To adequately protect the population from the effects of temperature waves and to carry out preventive measures, it is necessary to know specific threshold values of air temperature in each city. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad16280474684c6bbcd29f464a09c8842023-11-22T17:25:56ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332021-10-011210133110.3390/atmos12101331Health Risks to the Russian Population from Temperature Extremes at the Beginning of the XXI CenturyElena A. Grigorieva0Boris A. Revich1Institute for Complex Analysis of Regional Problems, Far Eastern Branch Russian Academy of Sciences (ICARP FEB RAS), 679016 Birobidzhan, RussiaInstitute of Economic Forecasting Russian Academy of Sciences (IEF RAS), 117418 Moscow, RussiaClimate change and climate-sensitive disasters caused by climatic hazards have a significant and increasing direct and indirect impact on human health. Due to its vast area, complex geographical environment and various climatic conditions, Russia is one of the countries that suffers significantly from frequent climate hazards. This paper provides information about temperature extremes in Russia in the beginning of the 21st century, and their impact on human health. A literature search was conducted using the electronic databases Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus, and e-Library, focusing on peer-reviewed journal articles published in English and in Russian from 2000 to 2021. The results are summarized in 16 studies, which are divided into location-based groups, including Moscow, Saint Petersburg and other large cities located in various climatic zones: in the Arctic, in Siberia and in the southern regions, in ultra-continental and monsoon climate. Heat waves in cities with a temperate continental climate lead to a significant increase in all-cause mortality than cold waves, compared with cities in other climatic zones. At the same time, in northern cities, in contrast to the southern regions and central Siberia, the influence of cold waves is more pronounced on mortality than heat waves. To adequately protect the population from the effects of temperature waves and to carry out preventive measures, it is necessary to know specific threshold values of air temperature in each city.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/10/1331climate changeheat and cold waveshuman healthRussia |
| spellingShingle | Elena A. Grigorieva Boris A. Revich Health Risks to the Russian Population from Temperature Extremes at the Beginning of the XXI Century Atmosphere climate change heat and cold waves human health Russia |
| title | Health Risks to the Russian Population from Temperature Extremes at the Beginning of the XXI Century |
| title_full | Health Risks to the Russian Population from Temperature Extremes at the Beginning of the XXI Century |
| title_fullStr | Health Risks to the Russian Population from Temperature Extremes at the Beginning of the XXI Century |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health Risks to the Russian Population from Temperature Extremes at the Beginning of the XXI Century |
| title_short | Health Risks to the Russian Population from Temperature Extremes at the Beginning of the XXI Century |
| title_sort | health risks to the russian population from temperature extremes at the beginning of the xxi century |
| topic | climate change heat and cold waves human health Russia |
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