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Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal Projecting temperature-related years of life lost under different climate change scenarios in one temperate megacity, China

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal

Li Y, Li G, Zeng Q, Liang F, Pan X
2018
Environmental Pollution. 233: 1068-1075

Temperature has been associated with population health, but few studies have projected the future temperature-related years of life lost attributable to climate change. To project future temperature-related disease burden in Tianjin, we selected years of life lost (YLL) as the dependent variable to explore YLL attributable to climate change. A generalized linear model (GLM) and distributed lag non-linear model were combined to assess the non-linear and delayed effects of temperature on the YLL of non-accidental mortality. Then, we calculated the YLL changes attributable to future climate scenarios in 2055 and 2090. The relationships of daily mean temperature with the YLL of non-accident mortality were basically U-shaped. Both the daily mean temperature increase on high-temperature days and its drop on low-temperature days caused an increase of YLL and non-accidental deaths. The temperature-related YLL will worsen if future climate change exceeds 2 degrees C. In addition, the adverse effects of extreme temperature on YLL occurred more quickly than that of the overall temperature. The impact of low temperature was greater than that of high temperature. Men were vulnerable to high temperature compared with women. This analysis highlights that the government should formulate environmental policies to reach the Paris Agreement goal.

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    Temperature
    • Temperature: Cold, Heat
    Urban
    Non-United States
    • Non-United States: Asia
    Morbidity/Mortality, Temperature-Related Health Impact
    • Morbidity/Mortality, Temperature-Related Health Impact: Heat-Related Health Impact
    Outcome Change Prediction
    Long-Term (>10 years)
    Research Article
    Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP)
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