Extreme cold

January 11, 2024

Climate change is generally expected to lead to warmer winters, while paradoxically, arctic warming is also leading to more extreme cold events. However, defining extreme cold is difficult…

Mobilizing extreme cold response plans for people experiencing homelessness

March 9, 2022

Although climate change is expected to lead to warmer winters in general, evidence shows that rapid arctic warming is contributing to an increase in extreme cold events. These…

Quebec’s health alert system for cold weather events

February 17, 2022

The effects of climate on the environment and human health impacts have been increasingly observed with some negative health outcomes shown through mortality and hospitalization data. Warning systems…

Climate change impacts on Canada’s food supply cold chain

February 15, 2023

Key Messages Canada faces unique challenges to food supply cold chains that are expected to be exacerbated by climate change. As climate change is expected to…

Community-based participatory research approach to transforming protection for priority populations from extreme temperatures

May 30, 2024

Abstract Recognizing that 1) climate change is bringing more frequent and severe extreme temperatures that have significant health impacts, particularly for populations facing injustices; and yet, 2…

Hypothermia-related mortality in British Columbia: Who, how, and where?

UW/UBC/SFU/UVic Annual Occupational, Environmental and Public Health Conference 2014

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[ARCHIVED] Heat advice: Clothing

February 1, 2010

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[ARCHIVED] Heat advice: Vulnerable populations

October 1, 2010

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Conseils concernant la chaleur : Populations vulnérables

August 21, 2014

« Demandez au personnel de l’immeuble de faire un suivi auprès des résidents à risque toutes les trois ou quatre heures. »(Cité de Toronto, Heat Alerts and Extreme Heat Alerts (en anglais…