Health Effects of Temperature (Hot vs. Cold Weather)

Click on the links below to access reviews of the scientific literature on this topic that have been published since the 2009 NIPCC report.

Effects of Temperature on Mortality in Nairobi, Kenya (7 May 2013)
Effects of Temperature on Mortality in Tropical Tanzania (1 May 2013)
Meteorology and Mortality in Rural Bangladesh (16 April 2013)
Dying from Heat and Cold in Chiang Mai, Thailand (2 January 2013)
Dying from Particulate Air Pollution on Hot and Cold Days in Shanghai, China (20 June 2012)
Extremes of Hot and Cold Weather in India (17 January 2012)
Temperature Effects on Hospital Admissions in Shanghai, China (11 January 2012)
Heat- and Cold-Induced Deaths in Copenhagen, Denmark (27 December 2011)
Dying From Heat Waves and Cold Spells in the Czech Republic (21 December 2011)
Heat and Death in Vienna, Austria (22 November 2011)
Heat Related Mortality in the Metropolitan United States (19 October 2011)
Deaths and Death Rates from Excessive Heat Events Have Declined in Most U.S. Cities (10 August 2011)
Which is responsible for more U.S. deaths - Excessive Heat or Excessive Cold? (3 August 2011)
Tropical Cuba has Excess Winter Deaths from Heart & Cerebrovascular Diseases (27 Jul 2011)
Cardiovascular Deaths and the Weather in Budapest (22 June 2011)
Two-and-a-Half Millennia of European Climate Variability and Societal Responses (27 April 2011)
Excess Winter Mortality in Various Developed Countries and Its Implications for Mitigation Policies (12 April 2011)
Summer and Winter Deaths in Brisbane, Australia (22 February 2011)
The Impact of Global Warming on Viral Diseases (9 February 2011)
Extreme Heat vs. Extreme Cold: Which is the Greatest Killer? (9 February 2011)
Cold-Related Mortality in Europe (15 December 2010)
Lives Saved per Life Lost Due to Global Warming (16 November 2010)
Human Mortality in Castile-Leon, Spain (29 September 2010)
Health Effects of Seasonal Cold in Arctic Regions (21 April 2010)