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Validation of livability environmental limits to heat and humidity

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This study is the first to use a physiology-grounded thermoregulatory model to predict critical environmental limits (CELs) above which human thermoregulatory capacity is exceeded. The model outcomes closely approximate empirically derived CELs, showing it is a strong model for estimating and preparing for the impact of climate warming on local, regional, and world human population livability and migration.

Source: Journal of Applied Physiology

DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00225.2024

Authors: Xiaojiang Xu, Timothy P. Rioux, John W. Castellani, Scott J. Montain, Nisha Charkoudian

Institutions: U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, University of Montana

Language: English

Topic: Thermoregulation and physiological responses

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4404434563

FWCI: 3.109

Cites: 37

Cited by: 13

Related to: 10