The half-degree matters for heat-related health impacts under the 1.5 °C and 2 °C warming scenarios: Evidence from ambulance data in Shenzhen, China
Advances in Climate Change Research(2021)
摘要
The Paris Agreement has prompted much interest in the societal and health impacts of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C and 2 °C. Previous assessments of differential impacts of two targets indicate that 1.5 °C warming target would substantially reduce the impact on human health compared to 2 °C, but they mainly focused on the magnitude of temperature changes under future climate change scenarios without any consideration of greater frequency of cumulative heat exposures within a day. Here we quantified the health risks of compound daytime and nighttime hot extremes using morbidity data in a megacity of China, and also identified the time-period of heat exposure with higher risks. Then we projected future morbidity burden attributable to compound hot extremes due to the half-degree warming. We estimated that the 2 °C warming scenario by 2100 as opposed to 1.5 °C would increase annual heat-related ambulance dispatches by 31% in Shenzhen city. Substantial additional impacts were associated with occurrence of consecutive hot days and nights, with ambulance dispatches increased by 82%. Our results suggested that compound hot extremes should be considered in assessment of heat-related health impacts, particularly in the context of climate change. Minimizing the warming of climate in a more ambitious target can significantly reduce the health damage.
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Climate change,Compound hot extreme,Paris agreement,Human health,Morbidity effect
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