Open AccessPower Outages and Community Health: a Narrative Review
Author(s) -
Joan A. Casey,
Mihoka Fukurai,
Diana Hernández,
Satchit Balsari,
Mathew V. Kiang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current environmental health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.699
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2196-5412
DOI - 10.1007/s40572-020-00295-0
Subject(s) - blackout , environmental health , medicine , natural disaster , environmental resource management , power (physics) , electric power system , geography , environmental science , physics , quantum mechanics , meteorology
Power outages, a common and underappreciated consequence of natural disasters, are increasing in number and severity due to climate change and aging electricity grids. This narrative review synthesizes the literature on power outages and health in communities.