Climate Change

Increasing mitigation ambition to meet the Paris Agreement’s temperature goal avoids substantial heat-related mortality in U.S. cities

Current greenhouse gas mitigation ambition is consistent with ~3°C global mean warming above preindustrial levels.

Publication Date: 
05/06/2019
Y. T. Eunice Lo, Daniel M. Mitchell, Antonio Gasparrini & et al
Science Advances
5
6
1-9
Tags:
Heat Waves, United States Of America (US), Climate Mitigation, Urban Habitat, Global Warming, Emission Targets, Climate Impacts
Health

Daily mean temperature and clinical kidney stone presentation in five U.S. metropolitan areas: A time-series analysis

High ambient temperatures are a risk factor for nephrolithiasis, but the precise relationship between temperature and kidney stone presentation is unknown. The objective of the study was to estimate associations between mean daily temperature and kidney stone presentation according to lag time and temperatures.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2014
Gregory E. Tasian, Jose E. Pulido, Antonio Gasparrini & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
122
10
1081-1087
Tags:
Renal Failure, Climate Change, Health Effects, Green House Gases, Urban Habitat, United States Of America (US), California