Effects of local factors on adaptation to heat in Spain (1983–2018). There is a biological (physiological) acclimatisation of the population to heat, but there is also a number of other individual factors (adaptation) which make certain populations more vulnerable to heat than others. Factors that influence the vulnerability of a population to heat include…
DetailsIntegrating information on the role of mosquitoes in the transmission of pathogens to wildlife Mosquitoes play a central role in the transmission of diseases to people, livestock and wildlife. As it happens with malaria, a disease caused by a protozoan parasite (Plasmodium) transmitted to people through the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes, birds and other…
DetailsComment to article: Are climate change and mental health correlated? Reference: Ramadan, A.M.H. y Ataallah, A.G. (2021) Are climate change and mental health correlated? General Psychiatry 34, e100648. 10.1136/gpsych-2021-100648 What is known about this subject? There is robust evidence regarding the relationship between climate change and mental health. Mental health can be affected directly…
DetailsComment to article: “Reducing the health effects of hot weather and heat extremes: from personal cooling strategies to green cities”. Referencia: Jay O, Capon A, Berry P, Broderick C, de Dear R, Havenith G, Honda Y, Kovats RS, Ma W, Malik A, Morris NB, Nybo L, Seneviratne SI, Vanos J, Ebi KL. Reducing the health…
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