Impact of heat waves on cardiovascular and respiratory morbidity and mortality in municipalities of Northeast Brazil

Authors

  • Nelson Bernal PhD in Sustainable Development, Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Sustainable Development (CDS), University of Brasilia (UnB), Brasilia, DF, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6778-555X
  • Lara Schwarz Master of Public Health, Ph.D. Student, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2567-0986
  • Tarik Benmarhnia PhD in Epidemiology, Permanent Professor, School of Public Health and the Institute of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4018-3089
  • Saulo Rodrigues Filho PhD in Natural Sciences, Adjunct Professor, Center for Sustainable Development (CDS), University of Brasilia (UnB), Coordinator of the Regional Development Sub-Network of the Climate Network, Brasilia, DF, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5937-8874

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v13n2.2022.4222

Keywords:

Heat waves, Temperature, Variability, Mortality, Morbidity, Health impacts

Abstract

In recent years, a vast number of studies have been generated on the impacts caused by heat waves on the health of the population. This study analyzes how heat waves that occur between the months of October and March increase the risks of morbidity and mortality of the population of five northeastern municipalities: Belém de São Francisco, Floresta, Itacuruba, Jeremoabo, Paulo Afonso and Petrolândia. It is observed that the months of January, February and October are the ones that present the most cases of morbidity and mortality of the population and that the municipality of Belén do São Francisco presents the greatest probability of risk. A consistent positive signal was found between heat waves and cardiovascular hospitalization. We also observe an increase in temperatures in the region during the last 30 years, as evidence of a possible future risk.

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Author Biographies

Nelson Bernal, PhD in Sustainable Development, Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Sustainable Development (CDS), University of Brasilia (UnB), Brasilia, DF, Brazil

Post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Sustainable Development, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil. Study area: Impacts of climate change, vulnerability, health and socio-environmental studies.

Lara Schwarz, Master of Public Health, Ph.D. Student, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA

Researcher in environmental epidemiology at the interface between climate and health. Focusing on the health impacts of extreme weather events and understanding vulnerability factors that increase risk to impacts of climate stressors with an emphasis in global health.

Tarik Benmarhnia, PhD in Epidemiology, Permanent Professor, School of Public Health and the Institute of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

Tarik Benmarhnia is an associate professor at the University of California San Diego’s Scripps institution of Oceanography where he leads the climate change epidemiology lab. He finished his PhD in epidemiology jointly from the University of Montreal and Paris Sud and a post-doctoral position at McGill University with the Institute for Health and Social Policy. His work is combining epidemiological methods with environmental and econometric models with a specific focus on health policies and environmental justice.

Saulo Rodrigues Filho , PhD in Natural Sciences, Adjunct Professor, Center for Sustainable Development (CDS), University of Brasilia (UnB), Coordinator of the Regional Development Sub-Network of the Climate Network, Brasilia, DF, Brazil

Editor temático da revista científica Journal of Soils and Sediments – SPRINGER. Coordenador da Sub-Rede em Desenvolvimento Regional da Rede-Clima (MCT-INPE). Coordenador do Projeto LUPIS (Land Use Policy and Sustainable Development in Developing Countries), UnB-European Comission (2007-2011). Representante do Brasil no Painel de Alto Nível sobre os Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável da ONU em Nova York (2012). Coordenador científico do Projeto Mercúrio Global em Águas Internacionais (GEF-UNIDO, 2001-2004). Coordenador dos Projetos Mercúrio Poconé (1989-1991), Mercúrio Alta Floresta (1990-1991) e Mercúrio Itaituba (1991-1993) pelo CETEM-MCTI onde foi chefe do Serviço de Gestão Ambiental (2002-2004). Geólogo pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ, 1986) e Mestre em Geociências (Geoquímica) pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF, 1993). Doutor em Ciências Naturais - Universitat Heidelberg, Alemanha (1999, Magna Cum Laude), Pós- Doutorado em Estudos Ambientais pela University of California, Santa Cruz e University of California, Merced (2014/2015) e em Desenvolvimento Sustentável pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB, 2005).

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2022-08-30

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Bernal, N., Schwarz, L. ., Benmarhnia, T. ., & Rodrigues Filho , S. . (2022). Impact of heat waves on cardiovascular and respiratory morbidity and mortality in municipalities of Northeast Brazil. Sustainability in Debate, 13(2), 96–122. https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v13n2.2022.4222

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2022): Sustainability in Debate / Sustentabilidade em Debate

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