Extreme Weather, Air Pollution, and Human Health

Dear Colleagues,

Extreme weather and air pollution are two leading environmental health stressors, which annually cause millions of premature deaths worldwide, according to recent reports on the global burden of disease and climate risk index. Under climate change, the frequency and severity of extreme weather events are projected to be significantly enhanced in future, and air quality worsens. Previous studies have mainly linked extreme weather and air pollution to excess mortality and morbidity of non-external cause. However, evidence is still scarce on other susceptible health outcomes, such as injury, mental health, and infectious diseases. The synergistic health effects among these environmental stressors are also unclear.

This Special Issue aims to present new articles or reviews on the health risks of both extreme weather and air pollution. Topics to be covered include but are not limited to the following:

(1) Health risk assessment of air pollution, particularly indoor air pollution;

(2) Health risk assessment of extreme weather, particularly compound extremes;

(3) Projection of health risks of extreme weather and air pollution under climate change scenarios;

(4) Synergistic health effects of air pollution with extreme weather conditions (such as extreme temperature and humidity);

(5) Health benefits of mitigation and adaptation to air pollution and extreme weather;

(6) New methods for air pollution exposure assessment;

(7) Health warning of air pollution and extreme weather events.

Dr. Jun Yang
Prof. Dr. Wenjun Ma
Dr. Wei Ma
Guest Editors

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