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Weather and Environmental Hazards at Mass Gatherings[1]
Summary
A literature review of mass-gathering disasters caused directly by weather or environmental hazards (as opposed to crowd variables) identified 20 events from 1988–2011 (17 in peer-reviewed literature), categorized into heat/cold-related events, lightning and storms, and disease outbreak. It concludes that prior health-resource and environmental planning for these hazards can advance emergency preparedness and response.
So what
Weather and environmental hazards — heat, cold, lightning/storms, disease outbreak — are an under-studied but real disaster pathway at events; they belong explicitly in the medical action plan, not just crowd-based risk.
Key findings
- 20 weather/environmental mass-gathering disasters (1988–2011); 17 peer-reviewed.
- Categories: heat/cold events, lightning and storms, disease outbreak.
- Advance environmental and resource planning improves preparedness.
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