Climate forecasting and mortality (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Climate forecasting and mortality

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Depending on the range of technological improvements and climate change, researchers found that improving short-term temperature forecasts in alignment with expert predictions of technological development could reduce U.S. mortality from heat by 18% to 25% in the year 2100.

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Chris Richards/University of Arizona Communications

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