The MACE application is a knowledge-transfer outcome about the impact of moderate, excessive, and extreme heat on human health / Source: Nara & DVIDS Public Domain Archive
A scientific team formed by the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), the University of Valencia (UV) and the Foundation for Climate Research (FIC) has developed a web application that uses the official data of the Daily Mortality Monitoring System (MOMO) and the temperatures registered by the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) to calculate the mortality related to moderate heat, extreme heat and excessive heat in the period from June to August in Spain. The MACE application is available online through the browser of any computer or electronic device.
MACE is updated daily and offers mortality data regarding the temperature for the last five years, 2022 being the most significant year with a record of 3,012 heat deaths during the 28 extreme-heat days of summer.
“If we talk about the impact of heat on health, the summer of 2023 has been the third with the highest extreme heat-related mortality, with 2,155 deaths registered, after the heatwave of 2003 and the summer of 2022”, explains Aurelio Tobías, IDAEA researcher and author of the study.
Currently, MACE calculates the mortality only during the summer and at a national level, without considering the geographical differences or vulnerable population groups by age or gender. The authors are already working to incorporate these variables, as well as to expand the data collection from May to October for the next version of the application, estimated for 2024.
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Tobías, Aurelio; Íñiguez, Carmen; Royé, Dominic. From Research to the Development of an Innovative Application for Monitoring Heat-Related Mortality in Spain. Environment & Health (2023). DOI: 10.1021/envhealth.3c00134
The MACE application is a knowledge-transfer outcome about the impact of moderate, excessive, and extreme heat on human health / Source: Nara & DVIDS Public Domain Archive
A scientific team formed by the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), the University of Valencia (UV) and the Foundation for Climate Research (FIC) has developed a web application that uses the official data of the Daily Mortality Monitoring System (MOMO) and the temperatures registered by the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) to calculate the mortality related to moderate heat, extreme heat and excessive heat in the period from June to August in Spain. The MACE application is available online through the browser of any computer or electronic device.
MACE is updated daily and offers mortality data regarding the temperature for the last five years, 2022 being the most significant year with a record of 3,012 heat deaths during the 28 extreme-heat days of summer.
“If we talk about the impact of heat on health, the summer of 2023 has been the third with the highest extreme heat-related mortality, with 2,155 deaths registered, after the heatwave of 2003 and the summer of 2022”, explains Aurelio Tobías, IDAEA researcher and author of the study.
Currently, MACE calculates the mortality only during the summer and at a national level, without considering the geographical differences or vulnerable population groups by age or gender. The authors are already working to incorporate these variables, as well as to expand the data collection from May to October for the next version of the application, estimated for 2024.
Nota de prensa (ESP)
Nota de premsa (CAT)
Tobías, Aurelio; Íñiguez, Carmen; Royé, Dominic. From Research to the Development of an Innovative Application for Monitoring Heat-Related Mortality in Spain. Environment & Health (2023). DOI: 10.1021/envhealth.3c00134
