Future increase in elderly heat-related mortality of a rapidly growing Asian megacity
Abstract Urban dwellers are at risk of heat-related mortality in the onset of climate change. In this study, future changes in heat-related mortality of elderly citizens were estimated while considering the combined effects of spatially-varying megacity’s population growth, urbanization, and climate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-06-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66288-z |