Tropical Storms and Mortality under Climate Change

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Extreme weather induced by climate change can have major consequences for human health. In this study, I quantify the effect of tropical storm frequency and severity on mortality using objective meteorological data and the universe of vital statistics records from a large developing country, Mexico. Using a measure of storm exposure that accounts for both windspeed dispersion and population density along the storm track, I project changes in past storm-related mortality under various scenarios of continued climate change, while holding population and income at current levels. I find that storm-related deaths would have risen under most climate change scenarios considered, with increases of as much as 52% or declines of as much as 10%, depending on the interplay between increasing storm severity and decreased frequency.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: GLO Discussion Paper ; No. 304

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Health and Economic Development ; Demographic Economics: General ; Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
• Thema: tropical storms ; tropical cyclones ; hurricanes ; natural disasters ; human mortality ; human health ; climate change ; developing countries ; Latin America ; Mexico

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Pugatch, Todd
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Global Labor Organization (GLO)
• (wo): Maastricht
• (wann): 2019

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/191519
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ