The risks of warm nights and wet days in the context of climate change: assessing road safety outcomes in Boston, USA and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Abstract Background There remains a dearth of cross-city comparisons on the impact of climate change through extreme temperature and precipitation events on road safety. We examined trends in traffic fatalities, injuries and property damage associated with high temperatures and heavy rains in Boston...

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Main Authors: José Ignacio Nazif-Munoz, Pablo Martínez, Augusta Williams, John Spengler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-021-00342-w