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Global Heat Health Digest  

Knowledge and information to address the global
challenges of extreme heat and human health
August 2019

Upcoming Expert Debrief on 2019 Heatwaves

The record breaking 2019 Northern Hemisphere heat season has challenged communities and resulted in thousands of preventable deaths and hospitalizations across North America, Europe, South Asia, and the Asia Pacific.  

This September, the Global Heat Health Information Network will host a post-season debrief discussion with the public health and meteorological agencies involved in preparing for and managing heat risks. 

Contact us for more information if you would like to participate, and watch out for our debrief outcomes later this fall.
 
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Heat Health Innovations

Citizen science helping to map U.S. Urban Heat Islands

CityLab's Linda Poon explores what the urban heat island effect means for cities on the US east coast in this update on a citizen science campaign spearheaded by NOAA in 2018 to create detailed maps of the effect in cities across the country. Read more >
Video: Scientists Pinpoint Urban Heat Islands

Heat Health Insights and Guidance

IFRC launches Heatwave Guide for Cities

The new Heatwave Guide for Cities from the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre offers urban planners and city authorities an authoritative summary of the actions they can take to reduce the danger of heatwaves. Download now >

'Climate Change and Urban Health: The case of Hong Kong as a sub-tropical city'

Hong Kong is an urban metropolis heavily impacted by heat. In this new book by Network member Emily Ying Yang Chan, insights and technical skills for investigating and responding to climate change and its public health consequences in urban subtropical cities are presented. Find it here >

Heatwave impacts on sustainability 

New Future Earth Heatwave Brief looks at the implications of rising heat on society, the environment, and economy for our path towards global sustainability, in collaboration with Network members Joy Shumake-Guillemot and Kristie Ebi. Read more >

Call to Action from the Global Heat and Health Information Network

The Global Heat Health Information Network Call to Action highlights critical steps to strengthen heat action. It was launched in May during the UNDRR Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva. Read more >

Sharing Experiences across the Network

Developing a Heatwave Forecast Service in Australia

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has developed a forecast service specifically targeted at identifying heatwaves. The impact-based service provides a heatwave intensity and severity measure that can be used on both climate and forecast timescales. It has enabled improved communication of the likely impacts and climatological context of extreme heat among stakeholders, media and the general public. Read more >

Monitoring Health Impacts of Extreme Heat in North America

A summary report and presentations from a December 2018 CEC workshop on 'Monitoring Health Impacts from Extreme Heat Events,' held in Phoenix, Arizona, are now available. 
Access Presentations  / Download Summary Report: EN / ES / FR

Pre-season trial runs of Heatwave Early Actions in Hanoi, Viet Nam

In advance of a heatwave affecting Hanoi from 18-21 July 2019, Red Cross cooling centres and other early actions were tested in an attempt reduce the occurrence of heat-related symptoms in vulnerable populations. Read more >

As world warms, it's time to get serious about heat stress: lessons from India

Heat-related deaths and illness are on the rise in India. With summertime highs hitting 45° Celsius in rural areas, urgent action is needed to protect vulnerable populations. Read more >

Announcements & Opportunities

Webinar: Heatwaves in Cities

Thursday 15 August, 13:00 BST / 08:00 DST

This webinar will focus on cities and heatwaves and include discussions on the challenges facing cities from increasing temperatures and steps for effective city heatwave management.
Speakers: Roop Singh, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre; Hunter Jones, NOAA/Global Heat Health Information Network; Kate Strachan, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability in Africa

Learn more and register >

Contribute to 'Heat-as-Hazard': Journal of Extreme Events  
Submit manuscripts by September 30, 2019 to this special issue that will provide conceptual and empirical advancements on 'heat-as-hazard' from scholars of urban planning, public health, anthropology, geography, ecology, engineering, climatology and related disciplines.  Learn more.

Heat and health: a forthcoming Lancet Series  
The Lancet will publish in 2020 a new multidisciplinary series of papers on heat and health. Led jointly from the University of Sydney and the University of Washington, the series will synthesize evidence and make recommendations to improve public health responses during heatwaves and support sustainable human adaptation to extreme heat.  Learn more.

Upcoming Heat Health Events  

31st annual conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE 2019)
25-28 August 2019 / Ultrecht, Netherlands

14th International Congress of Physiological Anthropology
24-27 September 2019 / Singapore

C40 World Mayors Summit
9-12 October 2019 / Copenhagen

5th International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Islands
2-4 December 2019 / Hyderabad, India

International Climate Services Conference 6
10-14 February 2020 / Pune, India

Symposium on Challenges for Applied Human Biometeorology
2-3 March 2020 / Freiburg, Germany

Are you presenting at any of these events on heat and health? Let us know, and share your presentations and outcomes with the Network!

Do you have insights to improve heat health prevention and preparedness?  

Share your ideas, events, new findings, lessons and approaches that can help others around the world.
Connect with us to submit content for our Digest, website and social media channels.

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