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Rise in ambient temperature is associated with increased mortality in Latin America
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Rise in ambient temperature is associated with increased mortality in Latin America

Josiah L Kephart
Nature medicine, v 28(8), pp 1552-1553
01 Aug 2022
Featured in Collection :   UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel

Abstract

Age Ambient temperature Cities Climate change Cold Epidemiology Health risk assessment Health risks Heat Medicine Mortality Older people Population Temperature
Climate change is projected to increase the frequency and intensity of extreme ambient temperatures, particularly in the Global South. By analyzing temperature and mortality data from over 300 cities in Latin America, we found that sub-optimal ambient temperatures are associated with increases in age- and cause-specific mortality.

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#3 Good Health and Well-Being
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