Long Term Adaptation to Heat Stress: Shifts in the Minimum Mortality Temperature in the Netherlands

Long Term Adaptation to Heat Stress: Shifts in the Minimum Mortality Temperature in the Netherlands

It is essentially unknown how humans adapt or will adapt to heat stress caused by climate change over a long-term interval. A possible indicator of adaptation may be the minimum mortality temperature (MMT), which is defined as the mean daily temperature at which the lowest mortality occurs. Another...

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Main Authors: Mireille A. Folkerts, Peter Bröde, W. J. Wouter Botzen, Mike L. Martinius, Nicola Gerrett, Carel N. Harmsen, Hein A. M. Daanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
mortality
temperature
climate change
human adaptation
older adults
minimum mortality temperature
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00225/full

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