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Public Health Preparedness for Extreme Heat Events (2023)
Journal Article
Hess, J., Errett, N., McGregor, G., Isaksen, T., Wettstein, Z., Wheat, S., & Ebi, K. (2023). Public Health Preparedness for Extreme Heat Events. Annual Review of Public Health, 44, 301-321. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-071421-025508

Heat is a dangerous hazard that causes acute heat illness, chronic disease exacerbations, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and a range of injuries. Risks are highest during extreme heat events (EHEs), which challenge the capacity of health systems and oth... Read More about Public Health Preparedness for Extreme Heat Events.

Climate Change, Grape Phenology and Frost Risk in Southeast England (2022)
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Llanaj, C., & McGregor, G. (2022). Climate Change, Grape Phenology and Frost Risk in Southeast England. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 2022, Article 9835317. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9835317

Background and Aims: Cultivation of grapevines in England is expected to benefit under climate change. Yet assessments of future wine-climates remain undeveloped. Accordingly, this study assesses how climate change might modify frost risk for Chardon... Read More about Climate Change, Grape Phenology and Frost Risk in Southeast England.

Weather patterns and all-cause mortality in England, UK (2019)
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Psistaki, K., Paschalidou, A. K., & McGregor, G. (2020). Weather patterns and all-cause mortality in England, UK. International Journal of Biometeorology, 64, 123-136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-019-01803-0

Cold- and heat-related mortality poses significant public health concerns worldwide. Although there are numerous studies dealing with the association between extreme ambient temperature and mortality, only a small number adopt a synoptic climatologic... Read More about Weather patterns and all-cause mortality in England, UK.

Time-Series Study of Associations between Rates of People Affected by Disasters and the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Cycle (2019)
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Lam, H., Haines, A., McGregor, G., Chan, E., & Hajat, S. (2019). Time-Series Study of Associations between Rates of People Affected by Disasters and the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Cycle. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(17), Article 3146. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173146

The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a major driver of climatic variability that can have far reaching consequences for public health globally. We explored whether global, regional and country-level rates of people affected by natural disasters... Read More about Time-Series Study of Associations between Rates of People Affected by Disasters and the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Cycle.

Climate and Rivers (2019)
Journal Article
McGregor, G. R. (2019). Climate and Rivers. River Research and Applications, 35(8), 1119-1140. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3508

Over the last few decades as hydrologists have slowly raised their line of sight above the watershed boundary, it has become increasingly recognised that what happens in the atmosphere, as a major source of moisture for the terrestrial branch of the... Read More about Climate and Rivers.

Atmospheric drivers of winter above‐freezing temperatures and associated rainfall in western Canada (2019)
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Newton, B., Bonsal, B., Edwards, T., Prowse, T., & McGregor, G. (2019). Atmospheric drivers of winter above‐freezing temperatures and associated rainfall in western Canada. International Journal of Climatology, 39(15), 5655-5671. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6178

Winter thaw episodes, especially when accompanied by rain, can significantly deplete the winter snowpack, which is a critical water storage component in the mountainous headwater regions of the major river basins of western Canada. Here we identify t... Read More about Atmospheric drivers of winter above‐freezing temperatures and associated rainfall in western Canada.

El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Health: An Overview for Climate and Health Researchers (2018)
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McGregor, G., & Ebi, K. (2018). El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Health: An Overview for Climate and Health Researchers. Atmosphere, 9(7), Article 282. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9070282

The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is an important mode of climatic variability that exerts a discernible impact on ecosystems and society through alterations in climate patterns. For this reason, ENSO has attracted much interest in the climate... Read More about El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Health: An Overview for Climate and Health Researchers.

Heat: A Primer for Public Health Researchers (2017)
Journal Article
McGregor, G., & Vanos, J. (2018). Heat: A Primer for Public Health Researchers. Public Health, 161, 138-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2017.11.005

Objectives: To provide a primer on the physical characteristics of heat from a biometeorological perspective for those interested in the epidemiology of extreme heat. Study design: A literature search design was used. Methods: A review of the concept... Read More about Heat: A Primer for Public Health Researchers.

Hydroclimatology, modes of climatic variability and stream flow, lake and groundwater level variability (2017)
Journal Article
McGregor, G. (2017). Hydroclimatology, modes of climatic variability and stream flow, lake and groundwater level variability. Progress in Physical Geography, 41(4), 496-512. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133317726537

Hydroclimatology is an expansive discipline largely concerned with understanding the workings of the hydrological cycle in a climate context. Acknowledging this, and given the burgeoning interest in the relation between climate and water in the conte... Read More about Hydroclimatology, modes of climatic variability and stream flow, lake and groundwater level variability.