An evaluation of the progress in reducing heat-related human mortality in major U.S. cities

Natural Hazards

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-129

  Kalkstein, Laurence S ^a,b   Greene, Scott ^c,d   Mills, David M ^e   Samenow, Jason ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Applied Climatologists Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative   (United States)

^e ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^f U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate and human health; Excess mortality; Excessive heat event programs

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLIMATE EFFECT; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY RISK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79251595314     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9552-3     Document Type: Article

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