Estimation and Uncertainty Analysis of Impacts of Future Heat Waves on Mortality in the Eastern United States | Zendy

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Estimation and Uncertainty Analysis of Impacts of Future Heat Waves on Mortality in the Eastern United States

Author(s) -

Jianyong Wu,

Ying Zhou,

Yang Gao,

Joshua S. Fu,

Brent A. Johnson,

Cheng Huang,

Kim Youngmin,

Yang Liu

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1306670

Subject(s) - heat wave , excess mortality , environmental science , representative concentration pathways , estimation , climate change , climatology , mortality rate , demography , climate model , biology , ecology , geology , sociology , economics , management

Climate change is anticipated to influence heat-related mortality in the future. However, estimates of excess mortality attributable to future heat waves are subject to large uncertainties and have not been projected under the latest greenhouse gas emission scenarios.

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