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Laurence S. Kalkstein
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Open AccessIncreasing tree cover and high-albedo surfaces reduces heat-related ER visits in Los Angeles, CA
There is an urgent need for strategies to reduce the negative impacts of a warming climate on human health. Cooling urban neighborhoods by planting trees and vegetation and increasing albedo of roofs, pavement...
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Open AccessIncreasing trees and high-albedo surfaces decreases heat impacts and mortality in Los Angeles, CA
There is a pressing need for strategies to prevent the heat-health impacts of climate change. Cooling urban areas through adding trees and vegetation and increasing solar reflectance of roofs and pavements wit...
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Open AccessHeat/mortality sensitivities in Los Angeles during winter: a unique phenomenon in the United States
Extreme heat is often associated with elevated levels of human mortality, particularly across the mid-latitudes. Los Angeles, CA exhibits a unique, highly variable winter climate, with brief periods of intense...
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Effects of heat waves on daily excess mortality in 14 Korean cities during the past 20 years (1991–2010): an application of the spatial synoptic classification approach
The aims of this study are to explore the “offensive” summer weather types classified under the spatial synoptic classification (SSC) system and to evaluate their impacts on excess mortality in 14 Korean citie...
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The application of the European heat wave of 2003 to Korean cities to analyze impacts on heat-related mortality
The goal of this research is to transpose the unprecedented 2003 European excessive heat event to six Korean cities and to develop meteorological analogs for each. Since this heat episode is not a model but an...
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Interpretation of gypsy moth frontal advance using meteorology in a conditional algorithm
The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is a non-native species that continues to invade areas in North America. It spreads generally through stratified dispersal where local growth and diffusive spread are coupled wit...
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Future heat vulnerability in California, Part I: projecting future weather types and heat events
Excessive heat significantly impacts the health of Californians during irregular but intense heat events. Through the 21st century, a significant increase in impact is likely, as the state experiences a changi...
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Future heat vulnerability in California, Part II: projecting future heat-related mortality
Through the 21st century, a significant increase in heat events is likely across California (USA). Beyond any climate change, the state will become more vulnerable through demographic changes resulting in a rapid...
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An evaluation of the progress in reducing heat-related human mortality in major U.S. cities
This study estimates the excess mortality attributable to excessive heat events (EHEs) for forty major U.S. cities during 1975–1995 and 1975–2004. We calculate these results using the spatial synoptic classifi...
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Trends in heat-related mortality in the United States, 1975–2004
This study addresses the long-term trends in heat-related mortality across 29 US metropolitan areas from 1975 to 2004 to discern the spatial patterns and temporal trends in heat vulnerability. Mortality data h...
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Heat/Health Warning Systems: Development, Implementation, and Intervention Activities
There is an increasing awareness that heat is a major killer in many larger urban areas, and many municipalities have taken renewed interest in how they deal with oppressive heat. The implementation of sophist...
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Heat wave impacts on mortality in Shanghai, 1998 and 2003
A variety of research has linked extreme heat to heightened levels of daily mortality and, not surprisingly, heat waves both in 1998 and in 2003 all led to elevated mortality in Shanghai, China. While the heat...
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Human Health and Climate
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Activities within Study Group 6 of the International Society of Biometeorology
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