A Spatial Framework to Map Heat Health Risks at Multiple Scales
In the last few decades extreme heat events have led to substantial excess mortality, most dramatically in Central Europe in 2003, in Russia in 2010, and even in typically cool locations such as Vancouver, Canada, in 2009. Heat-related morbidity and mortality is expected to increase over the coming...
Main Authors: | Hung Chak Ho, Anders Knudby, Wei Huang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-12-01
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Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/12/15046 |
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