The natural hazard of the air temperature in continental Portugal: risk assessment in mortality

Authors

  • Jorge Marques Instituto de Meteorologia, Lisboa
  • Sílvia Antunes Instituto de Meteorologia, Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_16_5

Keywords:

Climatic variability, mortality, air temperature, Portugal.

Abstract

Significant correlations between mortality and air temperature (1941-2005) were identified for several time scales (year, seasons and months). The correlations detected as significant are positive in summer and negative in winter. The months of summer and winter are those that most influence the number of deaths in mainland Portugal.

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Published

2009-08-12

Issue

No. 16 (2009)

Section

Articles

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