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Wilson et al. 2024
Wilson, A.J., R.D. Bressler,
, C. Tuholske, C. Raymond, R.M. Horton, A. Sobel, P. Kinney, T. Cavazos, and J.G. Shrader, 2024: Heat disproportionately kills young people: Evidence from wet-bulb temperature in Mexico. Sci. Adv., 10, no. 49, eadq3367, doi:10.1126/sciadv.adq3367.Recent studies project that temperature-related mortality will be the largest source of damage from climate change, with particular concern for the elderly whom it is believed bear the largest heat-related mortality risk. We study heat and mortality in Mexico, a country that exhibits a unique combination of universal mortality microdata and among the most extreme levels of humid heat. Combining detailed measurements of wet-bulb temperature with age-specific mortality data, we find that younger people who are particularly vulnerable to heat: People under 35 years old account for 75% of recent heat-related deaths and 87% of heat-related lost life years, while those 50 and older account for 96% of cold-related deaths and 80% of cold-related lost life years. We develop high-resolution projections of humid heat and associated mortality and find that under the end-of-century SSP 3?7.0 emissions scenario, temperature-related deaths shift from older to younger people. Deaths among under-35-year-olds increase 32% while decreasing by 33% among other age groups. Analysis of temperature exposure and microdata finds the majority of heat-related deaths are among people under 35 years old.
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@article{wi01600j, author={Wilson, A. J. and Bressler, R. D. and Ivanovich, C. and Tuholske, C. and Raymond, C. and Horton, R. M. and Sobel, A. and Kinney, P. and Cavazos, T. and Shrader, J. G.}, title={Heat disproportionately kills young people: Evidence from wet-bulb temperature in Mexico}, year={2024}, journal={Science Advances}, volume={10}, number={49}, pages={eadq3367}, doi={10.1126/sciadv.adq3367}, }
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TY - JOUR ID - wi01600j AU - Wilson, A. J. AU - Bressler, R. D. AU - Ivanovich, C. AU - Tuholske, C. AU - Raymond, C. AU - Horton, R. M. AU - Sobel, A. AU - Kinney, P. AU - Cavazos, T. AU - Shrader, J. G. PY - 2024 TI - Heat disproportionately kills young people: Evidence from wet-bulb temperature in Mexico JA - Sci. Adv. JO - Science Advances VL - 10 IS - 49 SP - eadq3367 DO - 10.1126/sciadv.adq3367 ER -
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