Projected changes in heat wave characteristics over India

C, Neethu; Ramesh, K V

doi:10.1007/s10584-023-03618-w

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“…2 Global circulation models and IPPC reports issued over the last two decades have warned that climate change is likely to bring more frequent, hotter, and longer heat waves in temperate areas of the world (IPCC, 2021;Christidis et al, 2014). The nature of heat waves has changed in recent years (Pascal et al, 2021;Neethu and Ramesh, 2023), and excessive heat is often simultaneously experienced over very large geographical areas, which has led to the increasing use of the expression "heat dome" to describe them (NOAA, 2023;Wang et al, 2015).…”

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Climate Change, Large Risks, Small Risks, and the Value per Statistical Life

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2023

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We conduct a contingent valuation survey in Spain and the UK to elicit information about the WTP for heat wave watch and response programs. We find that people are willing to pay for such programs, and that the WTP (€ 50 for each of 10 years; 2019 PPP euro) is virtually the same across the two countries and across respondents that received two alternate presentations of the mortality risks with and without the programs. The responses to the WTP questions are internally consistent. Persons who re-assessed their own risks as “very high” after reading the questionnaire’s information about the health effects of excessive heat are prepared to pay more for these programs. These persons are in poor health and less highly educated, and thus an important priority for outreach and education efforts by heat wave watch and response programs. That people value saving lives during heat waves as important is confirmed by the results of person tradeoffs, which show that avoiding a fatality during heat waves is comparable to avoiding a cancer fatality, is slightly more valuable than an avoiding a cardiovascular fatality, and definitely more valuable than an avoided road traffic fatality. The Value per Statistical Life implied by the WTP for the programs is € 1.1 million to € 4.7 million (2019 PPP euro), depending on the size of the mortality risk reduction valued by the respondent, for an average of € 1.6 million.

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Climate Change, Large Risks, Small Risks, and the Value per Statistical Life

Alberini,

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2023

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Sensitivity of initial soil moisture in simulating a heatwave event over India

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Satheesan

2024

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Climate change, large risks, small risks, and the value per statistical life

Alberini,

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2024

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We conduct a contingent valuation survey in Spain and the UK to elicit information about the WTP for heat wave watch and response programs. We find that people are willing to pay for such programs, and that the WTP (€ 50 for each of 10 years; 2019 PPP euro) is virtually the same across the two countries and across respondents that received two alternate presentations of the mortality risks with and without the programs. The responses to the WTP questions are internally consistent. Persons who re-assessed their own risks as "very high" after reading the questionnaire's information about the health effects of excessive heat are prepared to pay more for these programs. These persons are in poor health and less highly educated, and thus an important priority for outreach and education efforts by heat wave watch and response programs.That people value saving lives during heat waves as important is confirmed by the results of person tradeoffs, which show that avoiding a fatality during heat waves is comparable to avoiding a cancer fatality, is slightly more valuable than an avoiding a cardiovascular fatality, and definitely more valuable than an avoided road traffic fatality. The Value per Statistical Life implied by the WTP for the programs is € 1.1 million to € 4.7 million (2019 PPP euro), depending on the size of the mortality risk reduction valued by the respondent, for an average of € 1.6 million.

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Projected changes in heat wave characteristics over India

Cited by 3 publications

References 66 publications

Climate Change, Large Risks, Small Risks, and the Value per Statistical Life

Climate Change, Large Risks, Small Risks, and the Value per Statistical Life

Sensitivity of initial soil moisture in simulating a heatwave event over India

Climate change, large risks, small risks, and the value per statistical life

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