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Humid heat exceeds human tolerance limits and causes mass mortality

dc.contributor.authorMatthews, Tomen
dc.contributor.authorRamsay, Emma E.en
dc.contributor.authorSaeed, Fahaden
dc.contributor.authorSherwood, Stevenen
dc.contributor.authorJay, Ollieen
dc.contributor.authorRaymond, Colinen
dc.contributor.authorAbram, Nerilieen
dc.contributor.authorLee, Jason Kai Weien
dc.contributor.authorBarley, Shantaen
dc.contributor.authorPerkins-Kirkpatrick, Sarahen
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Mariam Salehen
dc.contributor.authorMeissner, Katrin J.en
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Callumen
dc.contributor.authorMavalankar, Dileepen
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Kenneth G. C.en
dc.contributor.authorUllah, Attaen
dc.contributor.authorSadad, Anwaren
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Victoriaen
dc.contributor.authorForrest, Andrewen
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-31T04:27:52Z
dc.date.available2025-05-31T04:27:52Z
dc.date.issued2024en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors are members of the Lethal Humidity Global Council. While the views stated here are the authors' own, our initiative is additionally supported by the following members of the Council: S. Dey, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India; E. Shuckburgh, Cambridge Zero, Cambridge University, UK; V. Venugopal, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, India; T. Lenton, Exeter University; L. Slater, Oxford University; B. Hare, Murdoch University and Climate Analytics; R. Glasser, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI); D. McCauley, University of California Santa Barbara; A. Dutta, Professor of Epidemiology at Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI); K. Mohaddes, Cambridge Judge Business School.en
dc.description.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.format.extent3en
dc.identifier.issn1758-678Xen
dc.identifier.otherWOS:001380987800001en
dc.identifier.otherORCID:/0000-0001-9443-4915/work/176358742en
dc.identifier.scopus85212413281en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733755969
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rights© The Publisheren
dc.sourceNature Climate Changeen
dc.subjectHot weatheren
dc.subjectExtremesen
dc.titleHumid heat exceeds human tolerance limits and causes mass mortalityen
dc.typeCommentaryen
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage6en
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage4en
local.contributor.affiliationMatthews, Tom; University of Londonen
local.contributor.affiliationRamsay, Emma E.; Nanyang Technological Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationSherwood, Steven; University of New South Walesen
local.contributor.affiliationJay, Ollie; University of Sydneyen
local.contributor.affiliationRaymond, Colin; The California State Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationAbram, Nerilie; Research School of Earth Sciences, ANU College of Science and Medicine, The Australian National Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationLee, Jason Kai Wei; National University of Singaporeen
local.contributor.affiliationBarley, Shanta; University of Western Australiaen
local.contributor.affiliationPerkins-Kirkpatrick, Sarah; Fenner School of Environment & Society Academic, Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU College of Systems and Society, The Australian National Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationMeissner, Katrin J.; University of New South Walesen
local.contributor.affiliationRoberts, Callum; University of Exeteren
local.contributor.affiliationSmith, Kenneth G. C.; University of Melbourneen
local.contributor.affiliationTurner, Victoria; The California State Universityen
local.contributor.affiliationForrest, Andrew; University of Western Australiaen
local.identifier.citationvolume15en
local.identifier.doi10.1038/s41558-024-02215-8en
local.identifier.pure4919f402-af46-4a0d-bf98-f9cb62a6d629en
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local.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85212413281en
local.type.statusPublisheden

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