Humidity's Role in Heat-Related Health Outcomes: A Heated Debate.

Jane W BaldwinTarik BenmarhniaKristie L EbiOllie JayNicholas J LutskoJennifer K Vanos

Published in: Environmental health perspectives (2023)

) sub-daily meteorological phenomena, such as rain, occur at high temperatures and humidity, and may bias epidemiological studies based on daily data. Future research must robustly test these hypotheses to advance methods for more accurate incorporation of humidity in estimating heat-related health outcomes under present and projected future climates. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11807.

Keyphrases

current status
heat stress
machine learning
climate change
air pollution
big data
data analysis