Globally unequal effect of extreme heat on economic growth.
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SUBMITTER: Callahan CW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9616493 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct
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Globally unequal effect of extreme heat on economic growth.
Callahan Christopher W CW Mankin Justin S JS
Science advances 20221028 43
Increased extreme heat is among the clearest impacts of global warming, but the economic effects of heat waves are poorly understood. Using subnational economic data, extreme heat metrics measuring the temperature of the hottest several days in each year, and an ensemble of climate models, we quantify the effect of extreme heat intensity on economic growth globally. We find that human-caused increases in heat waves have depressed economic output most in the poor tropical regions least culpable f ...[more]
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