A Case-Only Study of Vulnerability to Heat Wave–RelatedMortality in New York City (2000–2011) | Zendy

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A Case-Only Study of Vulnerability to Heat Wave–RelatedMortality in New York City (2000–2011)

Author(s) -

Jaime Madrigano,

Kazuhiko Ito,

Sarah Johnson,

Patrick L. Kinney,

Thomas Matte

Publication year - 2015

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.1408178

Subject(s) - demography , heat wave , apparent temperature , geography , vulnerability (computing) , preparedness , census , odds , extreme heat , medicine , environmental health , climate change , socioeconomics , population , logistic regression , meteorology , sociology , political science , ecology , computer science , biology , relative humidity , computer security , law

As a result of climate change, the frequency of extreme temperature events is expected to increase, and such events are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Vulnerability patterns, and corresponding adaptation strategies, are most usefully conceptualized at a local level.

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