John Nairn
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Sciences
PhD candidate.
Heatwaves kill more people than all other natural hazards combined. I have developed a new heatwave intensity metric that is tailored to the local history (long and short term) of daily temperature (average of maximum and minimum). Points Over Threshold (EVT) methodology has been used to assign severity classifications that are unique to each location's history of heatwave intensity. Dose/response evaluation of heatwave severity have shown promising signs across human health, agriculture, infrastructure and utilities. Soil dryness is being evaluated as one of the drivers of rising heatwave severity.
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Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2013 Fellowship Churchill Fellowship Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Australia —
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Journals
Year Citation 2019 Varghese, B., Hansen, A., Nitschke, M., Nairn, J., Hanson-Easey, S., Bi, P., & Pisaniello, D. (2019). Heatwave and work-related injuries and illnesses in Adelaide, Australia: a case-crossover analysis using the Excess Heat Factor (EHF) as a universal heatwave index. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 92(2), 263-272.
Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC12019 Varghese, B., Barnett, A., Hansen, A., Bi, P., Nairn, J., Rowett, S., . . . Pisaniello, D. (2019). Characterising the impact of heatwaves on work-related injuries and illnesses in three Australian cities using a standard heatwave definition- Excess Heat Factor (EHF). Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 29(6), 821-830.
Scopus2 WoS12019 Borg, M., Nitschke, M., Williams, S., McDonald, S., Nairn, J., & Bi, P. (2019). Using the excess heat factor to indicate heatwave-related urinary disease: a case study in Adelaide, South Australia. International Journal of Biometeorology, 63(4), 435-447.
Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC12019 Williams, S., Hanson-Easey, S., Nitschke, M., Howell, S., Nairn, J., Beattie, C., . . . Bi, P. (2019). Heat-health warnings in regional Australia: examining public perceptions and responses. Environmental Hazards, 18(4), 287-310.
2018 Nairn, J., Ostendorf, B., & Bi, P. (2018). Performance of Excess Heat Factor Severity as a Global Heatwave Health Impact Index. International journal of environmental research and public health, 15(11), 26 pages.
Scopus22018 Williams, S., Venugopal, K., Nitschke, M., Nairn, J., Fawcett, R., Beattie, C., . . . Bi, P. (2018). Regional morbidity and mortality during heatwaves in South Australia. International Journal of Biometeorology, 62(10), 1911-1926.
Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC12013 Langlois, N., Herbst, J., Mason, K., Nairn, J., & Byard, R. (2013). Using the Excess Heat Factor (EHF) to predict the risk of heat related deaths. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 20(5), 408-411.
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2018 Varghese, B. M., Hansen, A., Nairn, J., Bi, P., & Pisaniello, D. (2018). Heatwaves and work-related injuries in Australia: A multi-city study (Oral presentation). Poster session presented at the meeting of The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA). Fremantle, WA. 2018 Varghese, B. M., Hansen, A., Nairn, J., Bi, P., & Pisaniello, D. (2018). Characterising the impact of heatwaves on work-related injuries in three Australian cities: When is it unsafe to work? (Poster presentation). Poster session presented at the meeting of The Florey Postgraduate Research Conference. Adelaide. 2017 Varghese, B. M., Barnett, A. G., Hansen, A. L., Nitschke, M. N., Nairn, J., Bi, P., & Pisaniello, D. L. (2017). Are moderate heatwaves more important than severe heatwaves for worker injury risks? (Poster presentation). Poster session presented at the meeting of The Florey Postgraduate Research Conference. Adelaide. 2017 Varghese, B. M., Barnett, A. G., Hansen, A. L., Nitschke, M. N., Nairn, J., Bi, P., & Pisaniello, D. L. (2017). Are moderate heatwaves more important than severe heatwaves for worker injury risks? (Oral presentation). Poster session presented at the meeting of The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) SA State Population Health Conference. Adelaide. 2017 Varghese, B. M., Barnett, A. G., Hansen, A. L., Nitschke, M., Nairn, J., Bi, P., & Pisaniello, D. (2017). The effects of daily maximum temperature and heatwaves on worker injury risks (Oral presentation). Poster session presented at the meeting of Heat and Injury Seminar, National Safe Work Month, Safe Work SA. Adelaide.
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