Browsing Research Articles (Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology) by Author "Gebreslasie, Michael T."

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An analysis of past and future heatwaves based on a heat‑associated mortality threshold : towards a heat health warning system

Kapwata, Thandi; Gebreslasie, Michael T.; Wright, Caradee Yael (BMC, 2022-11-19)

Heatwaves can have severe impacts on human health extending from illness to mortality. These health effects are related to not only the physical phenomenon of heat itself but other characteristics such as frequency, ...
Current and potential future seasonal trends of indoor dwelling temperature and likely health risks in rural Southern Africa

Kapwata, Thandi; Gebreslasie, Michael T.; Mathee, Angela; Wright, Caradee Yael (MDPI Publishing, 2018-05-10)

Climate change has resulted in rising temperature trends which have been associated with changes in temperature extremes globally. Attendees of Conference of the Parties (COP) 21 agreed to strive to limit the rise in ...
Identifying heat thresholds for South Africa towards the development of a heat-health warning system

Kapwata, Thandi; Abdelatif, Nada; Scovronick, Noah; Gebreslasie, Michael T.; Acquaotta, Fiorella; Wright, Caradee Yael (Springer, 2024-02)

Exposure to heatwaves may result in adverse human health impacts. Heat alerts in South Africa are currently based on defined temperature-fixed threshold values for large towns and cities. However, heat-health warning systems ...

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