Temperature Extremes Impact Mortality and Morbidity Differently

CF Gould, S Heft-Neal, AK Heaney, E Bendavid… - 2024 - nber.org
Increased temperature-related mortality is predicted to be one of the largest contributors to
future economic damages from climate change globally, with declines in cold-related deaths …

Climate change impacts on extreme temperature mortality in select metropolitan areas in the United States

D Mills, J Schwartz, M Lee, M Sarofim, R Jones… - Climatic Change, 2015 - Springer
This paper applies city-specific mortality relationships for extremely hot and cold
temperatures for 33 Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States to develop mortality …

Adaptation and the mortality effects of temperature across US climate regions

G Heutel, NH Miller, D Molitor - 2017 - nber.org
We estimate how the mortality effects of temperature vary across US climate regions to
assess local and national damages from projected climate change. Using 22 years of …

Future temperature‐related deaths in the US: The impact of climate change, demographics, and adaptation

J Lee, AE Dessler - GeoHealth, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mortality due to extreme temperatures is one of the most worrying impacts of climate change.
In this analysis, we use historic mortality and temperature data from 106 cities in the United …

Projected changes in temperature-related morbidity and mortality in Southern New England

KR Weinberger, K Kirwa, MN Eliot, J Gold, HH Suh… - …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Climate change is expected to result in more heat-related, but potentially fewer
cold-related, emergency department visits and deaths. The net effect of projected changes in …

Climate change and heat-related excess mortality in the eastern USA

VS Limaye, J Vargo, M Harkey, T Holloway, JA Patz - EcoHealth, 2018 - Springer
Climate change will increase extreme heat-related health risks. To quantify the health
impacts of mid-century climate change, we assess heat-related excess mortality across the …

Climate change and temperature extremes: A review of heat-and cold-related morbidity and mortality concerns of municipalities

CJ Gronlund, KP Sullivan, Y Kefelegn, L Cameron… - Maturitas, 2018 - Elsevier
Cold and hot weather are associated with mortality and morbidity. Although the burden of
temperature-associated mortality may shift towards high temperatures in the future, cold …

Recent trends in heat-related mortality in the United States: An update through 2018

SC Sheridan, PG Dixon, AJ Kalkstein… - Weather, climate, and …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Much research has shown a general decrease in the negative health response to extreme
heat events in recent decades. With a society that is growing older, and a climate that is …

Adaptation and the mortality effects of temperature across US climate regions

G Heutel, NH Miller, D Molitor - Review of Economics and Statistics, 2021 - direct.mit.edu
We estimate how the mortality effects of temperature vary across US climate regions to
assess local and national damages from projected climate change. Using 22 years of …

Emergency department visits and ambient temperature: Evaluating the connection and projecting future outcomes

CR Lay, D Mills, A Belova, MC Sarofim, PL Kinney… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The US Global Climate Change Research Program has identified climate change
as a growing public health threat. We investigated the potential effects of changes in …