CIESIN Thematic Guides

Potential Increases in Mortality due to Global Warming

• The Basic Mechanisms Underlying How Global Warming May Influence Health;
• The Effects of Ambient Temperature on Mortality;
• How and Where Climatic Parameters Are Expected To Vary due to Global Warming;
• Sensitive Population Groups and Global Warming;
• The Degree to which Mitigating Factors May Modify the Effects of Global Warming on Mortality; and
• Models That Predict Potential Increases in Mortality due to Global Warming.

The literature that addresses these issues varies in breadth and depth. Hence, an important consideration in examining mortality due to global warming is

• Mortality Research Needs and Programs.