Socio-demographic inequalities in the impacts of extreme temperatures on population mobility

X Gu, P Chen, C Fan - Journal of transport geography, 2024 - Elsevier
Extreme temperatures are occurring more frequently and intensely, leading to more
significant impacts on a variety of populations in the world as climate change continues …

Impact of power outages depends on who loses it: Equity-informed grid resilience planning via stochastic optimization

G Toplu-Tutay, JJ Hasenbein, E Kutanoglu - Socio-Economic Planning …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research presents a novel approach for enhancing power grid resilience with a focus
on social equity in light of increasing natural disasters. Utilizing a two-stage stochastic …

Social media and volunteer rescue requests prediction with random forest and algorithm bias detection: a case of Hurricane Harvey

VV Mihunov, K Wang, Z Wang… - Environmental …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
AI fairness is tasked with evaluating and mitigating bias in algorithms that may discriminate
towards protected groups. This paper examines if bias exists in AI algorithms used in …

Investigating the effect of weather events on primary care clinicians across the United States

EF Callen, TL Clay - The Journal of the American Board of …, 2024 - Am Board Family Med
Background: When we consider weather impacts, we mainly consider how the event affects
the person, not the clinicians treating them. There is a paucity of studies discussing the effect …

A MAP-based approach to identify the social vulnerability to flood hazard in states adjacent to Mexican Gulf

B Rouhanizadeh, E Safapour - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2024 - Elsevier
The impact of floods can significantly differ based on the local circumstances. The severity of
the impact caused by a natural flood in one area compared to another depends on the …

Residential natural hazard risk and mental health effects

KG Lawrence, MR Sweeney, EJ Werder… - American journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Mental health effects are frequently reported following natural disasters. However, little is
known about effects of living in a hazard-prone region on mental health. We analyzed data …

Measuring social vulnerability to natural hazards in China: a modified index approach

X Li - Population and Environment, 2024 - Springer
Climate-related disasters have adversely affected the livelihoods and well-being of people
in both developed and developing countries, including China. Identifying and addressing …

Critical Shelter Analysis Considering Social Vulnerability and Accessibility: A Case Study of Hurricane Michael Track Uncertainty

J Yang, O Alisan, L Vijayan, W Huang… - Applied Spatial Analysis …, 2025 - Springer
This research focused on the evaluation of critical shelters in high-risk hurricane-impacted
coastal areas of Florida integrating two key indices on evacuation accessibility to emergency …

Racial Disparities in Clozapine Prescription Patterns Among Patients With Schizophrenia

S Barry, LF Jarskog, K Xia, RS Torpunuri… - Psychiatric …, 2024 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Previous research has suggested that demographic factors affect the likelihood of
a patient with schizophrenia receiving a clozapine prescription. The authors aimed to …

Spatial and temporal changes in social vulnerability to natural hazards: a case study for China counties

X Li, L Jiang - Natural Hazards, 2024 - Springer
Enhancing disaster risk governance is crucial for improving the ability to cope with and
adapt to the impacts of climate change. China experiences a diverse range of natural …