Tropical cyclone-specific mortality risks and the periods of concern: A multicountry time-series study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More intense tropical cyclones (TCs) are expected in the future under a warming climate scenario, but little is known about their mortality effect pattern across countries and over decades. We aim to evaluate the TC-specific mortality risks, periods of concern (POC) and characterize the spatiotemporal pattern and exposure-response (ER) relationships on a multicountry scale.

Methods and findings

Daily all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality among the general population were collected from 494 locations in 18 countries or territories during 1980 to 2019. Daily TC exposures were defined when the maximum sustained windspeed associated with a TC was ≥34 knots using a parametric wind field model at a 0.5° × 0.5° resolution. We first estimated the TC-specifi

SUBMITTER: Huang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10843109 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature