Extreme heat events are likely to become more frequent in the coming decades owing to climate change. Exposure to extreme heat depends not only on changing climate, but also on changes in the size and spatial distribution of the human population. Here we provide a new projection of population exposure to extreme heat for the continental United States that takes into account both of these factors.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/future-population-exposure-us-heat-extremes
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bryan-jones
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/brian-c-o%E2%80%99neill
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/larry-mcdaniel-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extreme-weather-events
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/population-trends
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heat-waves
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
