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      Urban heat: an increasing threat to global health

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          Shilu Tong and colleagues describe the health consequences of extreme urban heat and the priorities for action and research to mitigate the harms

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              Climate change and extreme heat events.

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              The association between climate change and the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events is now well established. General circulation models of climate change predict that heatwaves will become more frequent and intense, especially in the higher latitudes, affecting large metropolitan areas that are not well adapted to them. Exposure to extreme heat is already a significant public health problem and the primary cause of weather-related mortality in the U.S. This article reviews major epidemiologic risk factors associated with mortality from extreme heat exposure and discusses future drivers of heat-related mortality, including a warming climate, the urban heat island effect, and an aging population. In addition, it considers critical areas of an effective public health response including heat response plans, the use of remote sensing and GIS methodologies, and the importance of effective communications strategies.
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                Contributors
                Shilu Tong: Role: professor of epidemiology
                Jason Prior: Role: professor of planning, health, and environment
                Glenn McGregor: Role: professor of climatology
                Xiaoming Shi: Role: professor of epidemiology and public health
                Patrick Kinney: Role: professor of urban health and sustainability
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                Journal ID (nlm-ta): BMJ
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): BMJ
                Journal ID (publisher-id): BMJ-UK
                Journal ID (hwp): bmj
                Title: The BMJ
                Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
                ISSN (Print): 0959-8138
                ISSN (Electronic): 1756-1833
                Publication date Collection: 2021
                Publication date (Electronic): 25 October 2021
                Volume: 375
                Electronic Location Identifier: n2467
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Shanghai Children’s Medical Centre, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
                [2 ]School of Public Health, Institute of Environment and Population Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
                [3 ]Centre of Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
                [4 ]School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
                [5 ]Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
                [6 ]Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, UK
                [7 ]National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
                [8 ]Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
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                Correspondence: S Tong tongshilu@ 123456scmc.com.cn
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                Publisher ID: tons052044
                DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n2467
                PMC ID: 8543181
                PubMed ID: 34697023
                SO-VID: 5772c379-acd4-451c-a8d2-02ea97cec3f8
                Copyright © © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
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                Series title: Building Healthy Communities

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