Extreme Heat

"Extreme Heat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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High temperature weather exceeding the average and of several weeks duration. Extreme heat is a dangerous situation that can bring on health emergencies in susceptible people.

Descriptor ID

D055874

MeSH Number(s)

G16.500.750.775.271

N06.230.300.100.725.232.500

N06.230.300.100.725.710.380.500

Concept/Terms

Extreme Heat

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Extreme Heat".

Biological Sciences [G]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Ecological and Environmental Phenomena [G16.500]
Meteorological Concepts [G16.500.750]
Weather [G16.500.750.775]
Extreme Heat [G16.500.750.775.271]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Environment [N06.230]
Meteorological Concepts [N06.230.300]
Atmosphere [N06.230.300.100]
Weather [N06.230.300.100.725]
Hot Temperature [N06.230.300.100.725.232]
Extreme Heat [N06.230.300.100.725.232.500]
Temperature [N06.230.300.100.725.710]
Hot Temperature [N06.230.300.100.725.710.380]
Extreme Heat [N06.230.300.100.725.710.380.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Extreme Heat".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Extreme Heat".

publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Extreme Heat" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Extreme Heat" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 24 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2009	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	2	1	3
2015	0	1	1
2016	2	0	2
2017	3	0	3
2018	2	0	2
2019	3	0	3
2021	3	0	3
2022	1	0	1
2023	4	0	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Extreme Heat" by people in Profiles.

Simulating Energy Use, Indoor Temperatures, and Utility Cost Impacts Amidst a Warming Climate in a Multi-family Housing Model. J Urban Health. 2023 12; 100(6):1234-1245.

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Spatio-temporal interpolation and delineation of extreme heat events in California between 2017 and 2021. Environ Res. 2023 11 15; 237(Pt 2):116984.

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Heat and the Heart. Yale J Biol Med. 2023 06; 96(2):197-203.

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Extreme heat and work injuries in Kuwait's hot summers. Occup Environ Med. 2023 06; 80(6):347-352.

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Warm Season and Emergency Department Visits to U.S. Children's Hospitals. Environ Health Perspect. 2022 01; 130(1):17001.

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Ambient heat and risks of emergency department visits among adults in the United States: time stratified case crossover study. BMJ. 2021 11 24; 375:e065653.

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Heat warnings, mortality, and hospital admissions among older adults in the United States. Environ Int. 2021 12; 157:106834.

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Extreme temperature and out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest. Nationwide study in a hot climate country. Environ Health. 2021 04 05; 20(1):38.

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The global effect of extreme weather events on nutrient supply: a superposed epoch analysis. Lancet Planet Health. 2019 10; 3(10):e429-e438.

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Building Vulnerability in a Changing Climate: Indoor Temperature Exposures and Health Outcomes in Older Adults Living in Public Housing during an Extreme Heat Event in Cambridge, MA. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 07 04; 16(13).

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