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The short-term population health effects of weather and pollution : implications of climate change

Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Schmitt, Maike; Karlsson, Martin - 2013

This study comprehensively assesses the immediate effects of extreme weather conditions and high concentrations of ambient air pollution on population health. For Germany and the years 1999 to 2008, we link the universe of all 170 million hospital admissions, along with all 8 million deaths,...

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The short-term population health effects of weather and pollution : implications of climate change

Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Schmitt, Maike; Karlsson, Martin - 2014

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Impact of Temperature on Morbidity : New Evidence from China

Agarwal, Sumit; Qin, Yu; Shi, Luwen; Wei, Guoxu; Zhu, … - 2021

This paper investigates the relationship between temperature and hospitalization in China. Using inpatient visit claims of two major public insurance schemes covering 47 cities in 28 provinces for three years, we see a 7.3% increase in hospital admissions on days on which the average temperature...

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Climate Change, Mortality and Adaptation : Evidence from Annual Fluctuations in Weather in the U.S

Deschenes, Olivier; Greenstone, Michael - 2013

mortality rate of approximately 2% at the end of the 21st century. Among different age groups, the estimated mortality increases … the climate change induced mortality and energy impacts predicted to occur over the remainder of the 21st century is about …

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Displacement and mortality after a disaster : deaths of Puerto Ricans in the United States post-hurricane Maria

Marazzi, Mario; Miloucheva, Boriana; Bobonis, Gustavo J. - 2021

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Assessing the risk of cyclone-induced storm surge and sea level rise in Mozambique

Neumann, James E.; Emanuel, Kerry A.; Ravela, Sai; … - 2013

This article considers the impact of sea level rise and storm surge on the port cities of Maputo and Beira in … Mozambique. By combining a range of sea level rise scenarios for 2050 with the potential maximum storm surge level for the … current 100-year storm, we analyze permanently inundated lands and temporary flood zones. In Beira, our analysis finds that a …

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Statistical modelling of recent changes in extreme rainfall in Taiwan

Lan Fen Chu; McAleer, Michael; Wang, Szu-Hua - 2013

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Estimating global damages from sea level rise with the Coastal Impact and Adaptation Model (CIAM)

Diaz, Delavane B. - 2015

rise and uncertain storm surge. An application of CIAM is then presented to demonstrate the model's ability to assess local …

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Gone with the Wind : Estimating Hurricane and Climate Change Costs in the Caribbean

Acevedo Mejia, Sebastian - 2016

This paper studies the economic costs of hurricanes in the Caribbean by constructing a novel dataset that combines a detailed record of tropical cyclones' characteristics with reported damages. I estimate the relation between hurricane wind speeds and damages in the Caribbean; finding that the...

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The effect of tropical cyclones on economic activities: micro level evidence from Mexico for secondary and tertiary activities

Juarez-Torres, Miriam; Puigvert, Jonathan - 2021

This paper explores the effects of tropical cyclones on the economic activity of establishments in the manufacturing and service sectors in Mexico. The analysis relies on panel data that combines establishment-level economic activity with municipal-level exposure to tropical cyclones on a...

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