Knowledge of bioclimatic comfort is paramount for improving people’s quality of life. To this purpose, several studies related to climatic comfort/discomfort have been recently published. These studies mainly focus on the analysis of temperature and relative humidity, i.e., the main variables influencing the environmental stress in the human body. In this context, the present work aims to analyze the number of visits to the hospital emergency department made by the inhabitants of the Crati River valley (Calabria region, southern Italy) during the heat waves that accompanied the African anticyclone in the summer of 2017. The analysis of the bioclimatic comfort was performed using the humidity index. Results showed that greater the index, the higher the number of accesses to the emergency department, in particular by the most vulnerable population groups, such as children and the elderly.

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2017年夏季热浪的特征及其对意大利南部地区人口的影响

对生物气候舒适性的了解对于改善人们的生活质量至关重要。为此，近来已经发表了一些与气候舒适/不适有关的研究。这些研究主要集中在温度和相对湿度的分析上，即影响人体环境压力的主要变量。在这种情况下，本工作旨在分析2017年夏季伴随非洲反气旋的热浪期间，克拉蒂河流域（意大利南部卡拉布里亚地区）的居民到医院急诊室就诊的次数。使用湿度指数进行生物气候舒适度的分析。结果表明，指数越大，进入急诊室的次数就越多，