Is Global Health at Risk from Extreme Hot and Extreme Air Pollution Events?
Oct 13, 2020
Days characterized by extreme air pollution and extreme high heat are increasing in frequency in different parts of the world. For example, New Delhi in India experienced a week of the worst ever air pollution that had ever been recorded anywhere in human history in November last year. Shortly before that extreme event, Western Europe saw two heatwaves that left at least 1,500 people dead. These developments prompted a team at Texas A&M University to investigate what would happen if extreme heat coincided with extreme air pollution.
The researchers used a computer model to analyze the likelihood of extreme heat and extreme air pollution coinciding in South Asia. This particular computer model used data on the trends of greenhouse gas emissions, population…
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