Health-related vulnerability to climate extremes in homoclimatic zones of Amazonia and Northeast region of Brazil

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 11; p. e0259780
• Main Authors: Andrade, Lara de Melo Barbosa, Guedes, Gilvan Ramalho, Noronha, Kenya Valeria Micaela de Souza, Santos e Silva, Cláudio Moisés, Andrade, Jéferson Pereira, Martins, Albert Smith Feitosa Suassuna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 11.11.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Brazil; Climate; Climate and population; Climate Change - statistics & numerical data; Climate science; Climatic changes; Climatic extremes; Climatic indexes; Coastal zone; Dengue fever; Disease susceptibility; Drought; Droughts; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Environment; Environmental aspects; Extreme drought; Extreme high temperatures; Extreme weather; Floods; Forests; Health care; High temperature; Hot Temperature; Humans; Humid climates; Indicators; Infectious diseases; Influence; Infrastructure; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental health; Models, Statistical; Parasitic diseases; Pathogens; People and places; Population; Population Health; Precipitation; Rain; Rainforest; Rainforests; Regions; Sanitation; Semi arid areas; Semiarid lands; Semiarid zones; Sociodemographics; Socioeconomics; Tropical Medicine - methods; Urbanization; Water shortages; Weather extremes; Brazil; Rio Grande do Norte Brazil; Kenya

Amazonia and the Northeast region of Brazil exhibit the highest levels of climate vulnerability in the country. While Amazonia is characterized by an extremely hot and humid climate and hosts the world largest rainforest, the Northeast is home to sharp climatic contrasts, ranging from rainy areas al...