Current and Future Human Exposure to High Atmospheric Temperatures in the Algarve, Portugal: Impacts and Policy Recommendations

There is currently evidence of increased morbidity and mortality associated with high atmospheric temperatures. Risk factors such as age, ethnicity and behavioural factors, among others, tend to aggravate these impacts. Urban areas generally present an increased risk, both outdoor (mainly due to the urban heat island effect) and indoor, due to low housing standards (such as poor insulation).