Increasing probability of mortality during Indian heat waves

Abstract

An increase of 0.5°C in summer mean temperatures increases the probability of mass heat-related mortality in India by 146%.

Document Details

• Document Type: Pub Defense Publication
• Publication Date: Jun 02, 2017
• Source ID: 10.1126/sciadv.1700066

Entities

People

• Ali Mehran
• Amir AghaKouchak
• Ashmita Sengupta
• C T Dhanya
• Elisa Ragno
• Mohsen Niknejad
• Mojtaba Sadegh
• Omid Mazdiyasni
• Shahrbanou Madadgar
• Steven J. Davis
• Subimal Ghosh

Organizations

• Boise State University
• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
• National Science Foundation
• Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
• United States Army Research Laboratory
• University of California