Global risk of deadly heat

Camilo Mora (), Bénédicte Dousset, Iain R. Caldwell, Farrah E. Powell, Rollan C. Geronimo, Coral R. Bielecki, Chelsie W. W. Counsell, Bonnie S. Dietrich, Emily T. Johnston, Leo V. Louis, Matthew P. Lucas, Marie M. McKenzie, Alessandra G. Shea, Han Tseng, Thomas W. Giambelluca, Lisa R. Leon, Ed Hawkins and Clay Trauernicht
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Camilo Mora: University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Bénédicte Dousset: Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Iain R. Caldwell: Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Farrah E. Powell: University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Rollan C. Geronimo: University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Coral R. Bielecki: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Chelsie W. W. Counsell: Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Bonnie S. Dietrich: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Emily T. Johnston: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Leo V. Louis: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Matthew P. Lucas: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Marie M. McKenzie: University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Alessandra G. Shea: University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Han Tseng: University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Thomas W. Giambelluca: University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Lisa R. Leon: U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Ed Hawkins: National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading
Clay Trauernicht: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Nature Climate Change, 2017, vol. 7, issue 7, 501-506

Abstract: Climatic conditions that challenge human thermoregulatory capacity currently affect around a quarter of the world’s population annually. Such conditions are projected to increase in line with CO2 emissions particularly in the humid tropics.

Date: 2017
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