Heat-Related Mortality in India: Excess All-Cause Mortality Associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad Heat Wave

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Authors

Gulrez Shah Azhar · Public Health Foundation of India

Dileep Mavalankar · Public Health Foundation of India

Amruta Nori‐Sarma · Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar

Ajit Rajiva · Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar

Priya Dutta · Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar

Anjali Jaiswal · Natural Resources Defense Council

Perry Sheffield

Abstract

The May 2010 heat wave in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India had a substantial effect on all-cause excess mortality, even in this city where hot temperatures prevail through much of April-June.

Topics & Keywords

Climate Change and Health Impacts Global Health Care Issues Air Quality and Health Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 9, Issue 3, pp. e91831-e91831

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091831

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