Literature reviews have become increasingly prominent in scientific discourse; however, few have critically examined the geographic distribution of research, particularly in the field of biometeorology, where studies remain disproportionately concentrated in the Global North. Building on previous regional reviews and special issues, this paper critically examines geographic disparities in publication trends, authorship, and me...

Sunshine influences a range of biometeorological parameters, from human health to the enjoyment of touristic destinations. Sunshine has therefore become an important meteorological variable in biometeorological indices and the causal analysis of the impact of climate on humans. However, ground-based recording of sunshine hours is sparse, particularly in African countries. Methods to estimate sunshine hours from more ubiquitous...

Climate is a key resource for tourists and tourism providers. Varied approaches to quantifying climate resources for tourism have been developed in the last 40 years, computing indices from a range of meteorological variables to measure the comparative climatic suitability of different destinations through time. This study provides the first application of a tourism climate index in the tropical southwest Indian Ocean, applyin...