Scientific Committee on Thermal Factors (SCTF)
@IcohSctf
The ICOH SCTF is an active research and analysis network of Scientists working for the protection of working people from excessive heat and cold exposures.
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Don't miss new findings on heat health in the workplace! Extreme heat and occupational injuries in different climate zones: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
2020 tied 2016 for the hottest year on record. At the forefront of this climate emergency is the safety of workers, especially those who have no respite from the heat. youtube.com/watch?v=Ni0lpp…
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NASA Finds 2020 Tied for Hottest Year on Record
The @WMO is working to improve weather forecasting communications to become impact-based 🌀 bit.ly/2K8LaYV
‘Cool-Infrastructures` called up 4,400+ people in India, Pakistan, Indonesia, & Cameroon to ask how COVID19 changed how they live in hot weather. 40% reduced fan use & 50% had electricity less than 10 hours a day. Learn more realities & access survey data ghhin.org/wp-content/upl…
Up to 1 billion people in Asia to face lethal heatwave conditions by 2050 due to climate change: Report channelnewsasia.com/news/climatech…
No country - rich or poor - is immune from the health impacts of climate change. Read the 2020 Report of the Lancet Countdown representing the findings of more than 35 leading academic institutions on the state of health & climate change lancetcountdown.org/2020-report/ #LancetClimate20
Member and La Isla Network CEO Jason Glaser's research on CKDu amongst sugar cane workers featured in this photo essay by @edkashi on @guardian. Check it out in the link below: theguardian.com/global-develop…
Join @eurihosokawa tonight to learn about how medical professionals in Tokyo are preparing to cope with heat in the Tokyo Summer Olympics! Registration is free, click the link below!
IOC Tokyo 2021 Heat Preparation - #EnvPhys @ICEE2021 webinar Thurs 19 Nov: 9am Toronto, 2pm UK, 3pm Amsterdam, 11pm Tokyo @eurihosokawa will present insights from Japan on medical protocols and other issues planned for Olympics Free registration: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Members of our committee featured in the news in Singapore today for their paper on how PPE has compounded heat stress faced by healthcare workers. Read it here: mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/2…
S'pore healthcare workers get dizzy, headache, thirsty from heat while wearing PPE: Study straitstimes.com/singapore/heal…
Bravo @JasonKWLee, a leading member of a group specialising in the dangers of excessive #heat, the Global Heat Health Information Network, which has drawn up guidelines to help medics cope with Covid-19. bbc.com/news/science-e…
#Heatwaves and dengue outbreaks in Hanoi, #Vietnam: New evidence finds heatwaves may delay the timing and increase the magnitude of dengue outbreaks. Important insights for effective Early Warning journals.plos.org/plosntds/artic…
Great informal discussion last night after sessions @ametsoc #AMS100 on challenges facing urban climate community. Of particular importance is definition and effective communication of meaningful urban heat metrics. Too much confusion in recent literature regarding "the UHI"!
Health impacts of bushfires won't be known for years, experts say smh.com.au/politics/feder… via @smh
Health professionals call on @POTUS to re-enter #ParisAgreement. No single step will do more for the health of all Americans than remaining in & meeting obligations under the climate deal. #ClimateAction
.@POTUS We—500K+ doctors, nurses & other health professionals—urge you to keep America in the Paris Climate Agreement. Climate change is a public health emergency. The Paris Agreement is our best shot at preventing sustained global health catastrophe. medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/statements/ope…
🥵Record-breaking numbers of people are facing extreme #heat. 220 million additional vulnerable people were exposed to heatwaves in 2018, 11 million more than the previous 2015 record. @lancetcountdown on #health & #climatechange 2019 report finding. bit.ly/2NjYXLo
New #heathealth research strengthens evidence exposure to #heatwaves during final gestational week can independently trigger preterm birth. See further findings of combined effects of PM 2.5 and heatwave intensity ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/pdf/10.128…
As #AustralianBushfire continues to rage, @UNICEFAustralia is working with partners in the country to provide assistance, especially crucial support to children. bit.ly/2T8Ym2o
Children are the least responsible for climate change, yet they will bear the greatest burden of its impact. More from @UNICEF on the urgent need for #ClimateAction: unicef.org/environment-an…
Wildfire risk increases with global warming. Megafires are accelerated by high temperatures & drought. And they are extremely challenging to contain, usually only limited by the amount of available burnable vegetation. #ClimateCrisis unenvironment.org/news-and-stori…
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