Current and projected regional economic impacts of heatwaves in Europe

Heatwaves are becoming increasingly frequent and more intense, causing severe economic impacts through reduced labour productivity. Here, the authors show that economic damages in Europe exceed 1% of the GDP in vulnerable areas, which might increase by a factor of almost five in the medium term with...

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Autores principales: David García-León, Ana Casanueva, Gabriele Standardi, Annkatrin Burgstall, Andreas D. Flouris, Lars Nybo
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/41979f2a568d48cc8876bdb421fe5322
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Sumario:Heatwaves are becoming increasingly frequent and more intense, causing severe economic impacts through reduced labour productivity. Here, the authors show that economic damages in Europe exceed 1% of the GDP in vulnerable areas, which might increase by a factor of almost five in the medium term without climate action.