Adaptation to Climate Change: A Comparative Analysis of Modeling Methods for Heat-Related Mortality

Conclusions:
Researchers should carefully consider how to model adaptation because it is a source of uncertainty that can be greater than the uncertainty in emissions and climate modeling. We recommend absolute threshold shifts and reductions in slope. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP634

Received: 09 June 2016
Revised: 15 September 2016
Accepted: 24 October 2016
Published: 16 August 2017
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Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/10.289/EHP634).
The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.
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Source: EHP Research - August 17, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research