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On the Science-Policy Bridge: Do Spatial Heat Vulnerability Assessment Studies Influence Policy? (2015)
Journal Article
Wolf, T., Chuang, W., & McGregor, G. (2015). On the Science-Policy Bridge: Do Spatial Heat Vulnerability Assessment Studies Influence Policy?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(10), 13321-13349. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121013321

Human vulnerability to heat varies at a range of spatial scales, especially within cities where there can be noticeable intra-urban differences in heat risk factors. Mapping and visualizing intra-urban heat vulnerability offers opportunities for pres... Read More about On the Science-Policy Bridge: Do Spatial Heat Vulnerability Assessment Studies Influence Policy?.

Climatology in support of climate risk management: A progress report (2015)
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McGregor, G. (2015). Climatology in support of climate risk management: A progress report. Progress in Physical Geography, 39(4), 536-553. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133315578941

Climate risk management has emerged over the last decade as a distinct area of activity within the wider field of climatology. Its focus is on integrating climate and non-climate information in order to enhance the decision-making process in a wide r... Read More about Climatology in support of climate risk management: A progress report.

On the association between synoptic circulation and wildfires in the Eastern Mediterranean (2014)
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Papadopoulos, A., Paschalidou, A., Kassomenos, P., & McGregor, G. (2014). On the association between synoptic circulation and wildfires in the Eastern Mediterranean. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 115(3-4), 483-501. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-013-0885-1

In the present paper cluster analysis of 2-month air mass back-trajectories for three contrasting fire and non-fire events is conducted (high, low, and zero burnt area). The large fire event displays an air mass history dissimilar to other events whe... Read More about On the association between synoptic circulation and wildfires in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Heat-related mortality risk model for climate change impact projection. (2014)
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Honda, Y., Kondo, M., McGregor, G., Kim, H., Guo, Y., Hijioka, Y., …Kovats, S. (2014). Heat-related mortality risk model for climate change impact projection. Environmental health and preventive medicine, 19(1), 56-63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12199-013-0354-6

Objectives We previously developed a model for projection of heat-related mortality attributable to climate change. The objective of this paper is to improve the fit and precision of and examine the robustness of the model. Methods We obtained daily... Read More about Heat-related mortality risk model for climate change impact projection..

Performance assessment of a heat vulnerability index for greater London, United Kingdom (2014)
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Wolf, T., McGregor, G., & Analitis, A. (2014). Performance assessment of a heat vulnerability index for greater London, United Kingdom. Weather, Climate, and Society, 6(1), 32-46. https://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-13-00014.1

This study reports on the assessment of a multivariate heat wave vulnerability index (HVI) developed for London, United Kingdom. The HVI is assessed in terms of its ability to predict whether mortality and ambulance callout attain above average level... Read More about Performance assessment of a heat vulnerability index for greater London, United Kingdom.

Climatic characteristics of summer human thermal discomfort in Athens and its connection to atmospheric circulation (2013)
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Bartzokas, A., Lolis, C., Kassomenos, P., & McGregor, G. (2013). Climatic characteristics of summer human thermal discomfort in Athens and its connection to atmospheric circulation. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 13(12), 3271-3279. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-3271-2013

The climate characteristics of summer human thermal discomfort in Athens and its connection to atmospheric circulation are studied for the period 1954–2012. The human thermal discomfort is examined in terms of the Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) discomfort... Read More about Climatic characteristics of summer human thermal discomfort in Athens and its connection to atmospheric circulation.

The development of a heat wave vulnerability index for London, United Kingdom (2013)
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Wolf, T., & McGregor, G. (2013). The development of a heat wave vulnerability index for London, United Kingdom. Weather and Climate Extremes, 1, 59-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2013.07.004

The health impacts of heat waves are an emerging environmental health concern. This is especially so for large cities where there is a concentration of people and because of the urban heat island effect. Temperatures within cities can reach stressful... Read More about The development of a heat wave vulnerability index for London, United Kingdom.

Investigating the relationship of meteorological/climatological conditions and wildfires in Greece. (2013)
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Papadopoulos, A., Paschalidou, A., Kassomenos, P., & McGregor, G. (2013). Investigating the relationship of meteorological/climatological conditions and wildfires in Greece. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 112(1-2), 113-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-012-0726-7

During the last decades, wildfires have received growing attention because of their major impact on the natural and anthropogenic infrastructures worldwide. The present paper focuses on investigating the relationship between the meteorological/climat... Read More about Investigating the relationship of meteorological/climatological conditions and wildfires in Greece..