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SUBMITTER: Petkova EP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3881138 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Petkova Elisaveta P EP Horton Radley M RM Bader Daniel A DA Kinney Patrick L PL
International journal of environmental research and public health 20131203 12
Increased heat-related mortality is projected to be among the major impacts of climate change on human health, and the United States urban Northeast region is likely to be particularly vulnerable. In support of regional adaptation planning, quantitative information is needed on potential future health responses at the urban and regional scales. Here, we present future projections of heat-related mortality in Boston, New York and Philadelphia utilizing downscaled next-generation climate models an ...[more]