Can we sustain success in reducing deaths to extreme weather in a hotter world?

Volume: 14, Pages: 100107 - 100107
Published: Jun 1, 2019
Abstract
In an incredible story of human adaptation, the aggregate global risk of mortality to extreme weather declined by over two orders of magnitude over the past century. Yet the data show that large losses of lives to extreme weather disasters persist in nations typified by poor economic development, weak institutions, and political instability. And currently we are seeing spikes in mortality from extreme heat events in rich nations, including a...
Paper Details
Title
Can we sustain success in reducing deaths to extreme weather in a hotter world?
Published Date
Jun 1, 2019
Volume
14
Pages
100107 - 100107
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