Risk screening methods for extreme heat: Implications for equity-oriented adaptation.

Morbidity and mortality impacts of extreme heat amplified by climate change will be unequally distributed among communities given pre-existing differences in socioeconomic, health, and environmental conditions. Many governments are interested in adaptation policies that target those especially vulne...

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Main Authors: Lynée L Turek-Hankins, Miyuki Hino, Katharine J Mach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240841