Global warming leads to increasing temperatures and extreme weather events also in Nordic countries. What are the potential health effects of heat waves and increasing risk of wildfires  - and are we prepared? The EXHAUSTION Project investigates the links between extreme heat and air pollution, including from wildfires, and mortality and hospitalization due to heart and lung diseases in Europe. The project also calculates the associated costs and identifies effective strategies for minimizing adverse impacts.

watch the recording of the webinar here, presentations below:

Presentations from the webinar:  

• Welcome and introductory presentation by research director Kristin Aunan, CICERO, Norway

• Air pollution at global scale, by researcher Risto Hänninen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland

• Nordic air pollution projections, by researcher Ulas Im, University of Aarhus, Denmark

• Health impacts of temperature change and air pollution: Results from Norway in the EXHAUSTION project, by researcher Shilpa Rao, Norwegian Institute for Public Health

• Extreme temperature preparedness - lessons for action in the Nordic countries, by senior advisor Cathrine Hårsaker, Red Cross Norway

  When: 16th December
  Time: 10:00 – 11:30 CET
  Where: Zoom webinar

Photo credit Northern lights: Sami Takarautio/Unsplash
Portraits Aunan, Rao and Im: Amund Aasbrenn/CICERO