Regional Projections of Extreme Apparent Temperature Days in Africa and the Related Potential Risk to Human Health.
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SUBMITTER: Garland RM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4626987 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
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Regional Projections of Extreme Apparent Temperature Days in Africa and the Related Potential Risk to Human Health.
Garland Rebecca M RM Matooane Mamopeli M Engelbrecht Francois A FA Bopape Mary-Jane M MJ Landman Willem A WA Naidoo Mogesh M Merwe Jacobus van der Jv Wright Caradee Y CY
International journal of environmental research and public health 20151012 10
Regional climate modelling was used to produce high resolution climate projections for Africa, under a "business as usual scenario", that were translated into potential health impacts utilizing a heat index that relates apparent temperature to health impacts. The continent is projected to see increases in the number of days when health may be adversely affected by increasing maximum apparent temperatures (AT) due to climate change. Additionally, climate projections indicate that the increases in ...[more]
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