Article
Cumulative and relativistic temperature metrics for public heat alerts: A new approach proposed for greater Vancouver, Canada
2025-09-07
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Background</h4> Many heat alert systems rely on fixed absolute temperature thresholds that may not fully characterize risk. Furthermore, absolute temperatures can vary widely across some urban areas, leading to the same absolute thresholds being associated with different risks. The impending modernization of meteorological services in Canada provides an opportunity to address these challenges with heat alerts...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 34efe715-4194-5b5e-b2e5-e4c4fc73d67a
- DOI
- 10.1101/2025.09.05.25333794
