Quantitative methods for climate change and mental health research: Current trends and future directions

A Massazza, A Teyton, F Charlson… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The quantitative literature on climate change and mental health is growing rapidly. However,
the methodological quality of the evidence is heterogeneous, and there is scope for …

Quantifying the human cost of global warming

TM Lenton, C Xu, JF Abrams, A Ghadiali, S Loriani… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The costs of climate change are often estimated in monetary terms, but this raises ethical
issues. Here we express them in terms of numbers of people left outside the 'human climate …

[HTML][HTML] Global labor loss due to humid heat exposure underestimated for outdoor workers

LA Parsons, YJ Masuda, T Kroeger… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Humid heat impacts a large portion of the world's population that works outdoors. Previous
studies have quantified humid heat impacts on labor productivity by relying on exposure …

Consistent cooling benefits of silvopasture in the tropics

LRV Zeppetello, SC Cook-Patton, LA Parsons… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Agroforestry systems have the potential to sequester carbon and offer numerous benefits to
rural communities, but their capacity to offer valuable cooling services has not been …

The effect of deforestation and climate change on all-cause mortality and unsafe work conditions due to heat exposure in Berau, Indonesia: a modelling study

NH Wolff, LRV Zeppetello, LA Parsons… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Previous studies focusing on urban, industrialised regions have found that
excess heat exposure can increase all-cause mortality, heat-related illnesses, and …

[HTML][HTML] Conserving the Cerrado and Amazon biomes of Brazil protects the soy economy from damaging warming

R Flach, G Abrahão, B Bryant, M Scarabello… - World Development, 2021 - Elsevier
In tropical regions, widespread loss of native forest and savanna vegetation is increasing
extreme heat, particularly in agricultural regions. Using the case of rising extreme heat from …

[HTML][HTML] Tropical deforestation accelerates local warming and loss of safe outdoor working hours

LA Parsons, J Jung, YJ Masuda, LRV Zeppetello… - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
Climate change has increased heat exposure in many parts of the tropics, negatively
impacting outdoor worker productivity and health. Although it is known that tropical …

Extreme temperatures and time use in China

T Garg, M Gibson, F Sun - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020 - Elsevier
How do people in developing countries reallocate time in response to extreme
temperatures? Using individual-level panel data over two decades and relying on plausibly …

Warming from tropical deforestation reduces worker productivity in rural communities

YJ Masuda, T Garg, I Anggraeni, K Ebi, J Krenz… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The accelerating loss of tropical forests in the 21st century has eliminated cooling services
provided by trees in low latitude countries. Cooling services can protect rural communities …

Impacts of warming on outdoor worker well-being in the tropics and adaptation options

YJ Masuda, LA Parsons, JT Spector, DS Battisti… - One Earth, 2024 - cell.com
Over a billion outdoor workers live in the tropics, where nearly a fifth of all hours in the year
are hot and humid enough to exceed recommended safety thresholds for workers …