Temperature extremes impact mortality and morbidity differently.

ABSTRACT: Increased temperature-related mortality is expected to significantly contribute to future economic damages from climate change, with declines in cold-related deaths outweighed by increases in heat-related deaths. While temperature-mortality relationships are well-documented, the effects of climate change on morbidity are less understood. Using data on emergency department (ED) visits, hospital admissions, mortality, and daily temperatures across California from 2006 to 2017, we find distinct differences in the temperature-response functions of these health outcomes, influenced by age distribution and underlying causes of morbidity and mortality. These differential responses fundamentally shape the burden of future climate change: We project that while future warming will increase ED visits

SUBMITTER: Gould CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12309665 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature