Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Margaret C. Morrissey, Gabrielle J. Brewer, Warren Jon Williams, Tyler Quinn, Douglas J. Casa
Summary: Heat stress poses a growing concern in occupational settings as it jeopardizes worker health, safety, and productivity. The review emphasizes the various harms of heat stress on worker productivity and proposes strategies to quantify heat-related productivity losses. Implementing an occupational heat safety plan is suggested to disrupt the vicious-cycle feedback loop caused by heat stress, ultimately improving worker health and safety while preventing productivity losses.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Rheumatology
Luurssen-Masurel Nathalie, Van Elise Mulligen, Weel Angelique Elisabeth Adriana Maria, Hazes Johanna Maria Wilhelmina, de Jong Pascal Hendrik Pieter
Summary: This study evaluated the 1-year cost-effectiveness of three different initial treatment strategies in autoantibody-negative RA patients, with iHCQ showing the highest probability of cost-effectiveness and lower healthcare costs but higher productivity costs. However, further validation is needed.
Article
Management
Aruna Ranganathan, Ranjitha Shivaram
Summary: Female managers in an Indian garment factory motivate female worker productivity by engaging in subordinate scut work, which increases subordinates' engagement with their work.
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Jaime Butler-Dawson, Lyndsay Krisher, Miranda Dally, Katherine A. James, Richard J. Johnson, Diana Jaramillo, Hillary Yoder, Evan C. Johnson, Daniel Pilloni, Claudia Asensio, Alex Cruz, Lee S. Newman
Summary: This study investigated the effects of kidney stress on agricultural workers in Guatemala during a typical workweek, finding that increasing wet bulb globe temperature and diastolic blood pressure were associated with increases in creatinine levels, while drinking water from chlorinated dormitory tanks and increasing rest breaks were protective. Workers drinking tank water showed lower concentrations of nephrotoxic contaminants in their urine compared to those using well water or municipal water, highlighting the need for preventive actions to reduce kidney injury in this population.
KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Behzad Fouladi Dehaghi, Mastaneh Amini, Hossein Ali Rangkooy, Leila Ibrahimi Ghavamabadi
Summary: This study models the future climate change trends in three cities and highlights the increased heat stress on farmworkers due to global warming and high ambient air temperatures.
AIR QUALITY ATMOSPHERE AND HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yosri Nasr Ahmed, Mostafa M. Negm, Mohamad Alnafissa, Fatma Hefnawy
Summary: Water scarcity is a significant issue in Egypt, and improving agricultural water-use efficiency is critical for sustainable growth and food security. This study analyzes the potential economic and social impacts of irrigation infrastructure development in Egypt and finds that investments in irrigation have favorable but modest effects on the economy.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Jayson Beckman, Maros Ivanic, Jeremy Jelliffe
Summary: Proposed legislation to reduce agricultural inputs in the EU could lead to a 12% reduction in agricultural production, decreased competitiveness in export markets, and negative impacts on consumer budgets and societal welfare. Implementing technological improvements could lessen these impacts, but will require additional investment in research and development, which may take up to 27 years based on historical trends.
APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Changyong Lin, Yuanfei Li, Qiyuan Cai, Pengjia Shi, Malin Song, Wei Wu
Summary: This study focuses on the bottleneck period of renewable energy development in Fujian Province, analyzes the cost of energy transition through a Computable General Equilibrium model, proposes the changes in the electricity market after the implementation of energy substitution, and finds that it has significant impacts on the economy.
FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Economics
Beata Kon, Michal Jakubczyk
Summary: This study aimed to assess the impact of job characteristics on health-related absenteeism and presenteeism. It found that health problems were associated with both absenteeism and presenteeism, and job characteristics had different effects on these outcomes.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Matthew A. Borg, Jianjun Xiang, Olga Anikeeva, Dino Pisaniello, Alana Hansen, Kerstin Zander, Keith Dear, Malcolm R. Sim, Peng Bi
Summary: This review highlights the substantial global economic burden of occupational heat stress, indicating the need for climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies to minimize future costs. Analyzing heat-attributable occupational costs may guide the development of workplace heat management policies and practices as part of global warming strategies.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wojciech Szewczyk, Ignazio Mongelli, Juan-Carlos Ciscar
Summary: This study examines the impact of global warming and heat stress on labor productivity and the broader economy. By 2080, European labor productivity is projected to decrease by 1.6%, with southern and eastern regions being more severely affected. However, adaptation measures such as air conditioning and wearable robotics have the potential to reduce losses by 30%-40%.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kunyu Niu, Jianing Zhong, Xiangdong Hu
Summary: This study investigates the impact of climate-induced heat stress on the Chinese pig industry using a stochastic frontier production function model. Results show that heat stress significantly reduces pig production, especially in southern regions. However, with technological advances, losses can be significantly reduced.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Economics
Quang-Thanh Tran
Summary: Population aging is a prominent issue in Asia, particularly for developing countries. This paper examines the potential negative effects of population aging from an economic perspective, using an overlapping generations model. The results show that an aging tax can significantly reduce the per capita growth rate.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Biology
Muhammed Elayadeth-Meethal, Christian Keambou Tiambo, Punnoth Poonkuzhi Naseef, Mohamed Saheer Kuruniyan, Shane K. Maloney
Summary: This study compares the responses to heat exposure of heat-tolerant Vechur and Kasaragod cattle with crossbred cattle. The expression of HSPA1A was found to be significantly different between the breeds, but not between Vechur and Kasaragod cattle. Genetic distance analysis revealed divergent adaptive evolution of Vechur cattle to B. t. taurus.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jinxin Zhu, Shuo Wang, Dagang Wang, Xueting Zeng, Yanpeng Cai, Boen Zhang
Summary: This study proposes a new productivity restoration model to address the impact of climate change on labor productivity through optimization. Uncertainties in climate and labor management systems are taken into account, considering ensemble projections from five global climate models and inexact system costs. It is found that in a warming climate, most areas of China will experience a significant reduction in labor capacity, especially the less developed regions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Correction
Environmental Sciences
Brian C. O'Neill, Timothy R. Carter, Kristie Ebi, Paula A. Harrison, Eric Kemp-Benedict, Kasper Kok, Elmar Kriegler, Benjamin L. Preston, Keywan Riahi, Jana Sillmann, Bas J. van Ruijven, Detlef van Vuuren, David Carlisle, Cecilia Conde, Jan Fuglestvedt, Carole Green, Tomoko Hasegawa, Julia Leininger, Seth Monteith, Ramon Pichs-Madruga
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2021)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Jana Sillmann, Theodore G. Shepherd, Bart van den Hurk, Wilco Hazeleger, Olivia Martius, Julia Slingo, Jakob Zscheischler
Summary: The climate science community is challenged to adopt an actionable risk perspective, rather than traditional model-based probabilistic climate change projections. Event-based storylines provide a way out of this conundrum by emphasizing plausibility over probability, which is crucial when dealing with complex and highly uncertain causal factors. This approach directly links to disaster risk management practices and can lead to more informed decision-making regarding climate-related risks.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Erika Coppola, Rita Nogherotto, James M. Ciarlo, Filippo Giorgi, Erik van Meijgaard, Nikolay Kadygrov, Carley Iles, Lola Corre, Marit Sandstad, Samuel Somot, Pierre Nabat, Robert Vautard, Guillaume Levavasseur, Clemens Schwingshackl, Jana Sillmann, Erik Kjellstrom, Grigory Nikulin, Emma Aalbers, Geert Lenderink, Ole B. Christensen, Fredrik Boberg, Silje Lund Sorland, Marie-Estelle Demory, Katharina Buelow, Claas Teichmann, Kirsten Warrach-Sagi, Volker Wulfmeyer
Summary: This paper analyzes the ensemble of regional climate model projections for Europe and finds different temperature and precipitation change trends in different regions, with noticeable consistency among different model ensembles.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Robert Vautard, Nikolay Kadygrov, Carley Iles, Fredrik Boberg, Erasmo Buonomo, Katharina Buelow, Erika Coppola, Lola Corre, Erik van Meijgaard, Rita Nogherotto, Marit Sandstad, Clemens Schwingshackl, Samuel Somot, Emma Aalbers, Ole B. Christensen, James M. Ciarlo, Marie-Estelle Demory, Filippo Giorgi, Daniela Jacob, Richard G. Jones, Klaus Keuler, Erik Kjellstrom, Geert Lenderink, Guillaume Levavasseur, Grigory Nikulin, Jana Sillmann, Cosimo Solidoro, Silje Lund Sorland, Christian Steger, Claas Teichmann, Kirsten Warrach-Sagi, Volker Wulfmeyer
Summary: The use of regional climate model (RCM) projections in providing regional climate information is expanding rapidly, particularly in Europe. While model simulations generally agree with observations and reanalyses, there are systematic biases identified related to temperature, precipitation, and dynamical variables.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Clemens Schwingshackl, Jana Sillmann, Ana Maria Vicedo-Cabrera, Marit Sandstad, Kristin Aunan
Summary: This study calculated trends of heat stress indicators in different climate models under global warming, finding significant increases in all regions globally. The research indicates that different heat stress indicators show substantial variations in exceeding impact-relevant thresholds, highlighting the importance of selecting appropriate indicators and thresholds for reliable assessments.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Jana Sillmann, Kristin Aunan, Lisa Emberson, Patrick Bueker, Bob Van Oort, Connie O'Neill, Noelia Otero, Divya Pandey, Anouk Brisebois
Summary: Climate change and air pollution can interact to amplify risks to human health and crop production. Closer integration of climate change and air pollution is needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, along with improving methodologies and policy development. Challenges and opportunities in assessing the combined effects of climate change and air pollution on human health and crops are discussed.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Colin Raymond, Laura Suarez-Gutierrez, Kai Kornhuber, Madeleine Pascolini-Campbell, Jana Sillmann, Duane E. Waliser
Summary: One of the major challenges of climate change is the increase in climate hazards and their impacts. The amplified impacts resulting from hazards occurring close to one another due to insufficient resilience of systems or increased severity of hazards are of special concern. This study projects changes in compounding hazards, showing that extreme heat events and consecutive extreme precipitation events are likely to increase in frequency, leading to an elevated risk of simultaneous crop failures in key regions.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Christian L. E. Franzke, Alessio Ciullo, Elisabeth A. Gilmore, Denise Margaret Matias, Nidhi Nagabhatla, Anton Orlov, Shona K. Paterson, Juergen Scheffran, Jana Sillmann
Summary: This article explores the importance of the interplay between human societies and Earth systems in creating tipping points and cascading effects, and how they affect sustainability and security. The current generation of climate-economy models do not adequately account for these interactions and feedbacks, leading to an underestimation of climate and societal risks.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Nina Schuhen, Nathalie Schaller, Hannah C. Bloomfield, David J. Brayshaw, Llorenc Lledo, Irene Cionni, Jana Sillmann
Summary: European winter weather is influenced by several low-frequency teleconnection patterns, which exhibit variability in predictive skill and correlations with cold or heat waves.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gunnar Myhre, Bjorn Samset, Piers M. Forster, Oivind Hodnebrog, Marit Sandstad, Christian W. Mohr, Jana Sillmann, Camilla W. Stjern, Timothy Andrews, Olivier Boucher, Gregory Faluvegi, Trond Iversen, Jean-Francois Lamarque, Matthew Kasoar, Alf Kirkevag, Ryan Kramer, Longbo Liu, Johannes Muelmenstaedt, Dirk Olivie, Johannes Quaas, Thomas B. Richardson, Dilshad Shawki, Drew Shindell, Chris Smith, Philip Stier, Tao Tang, Toshihiko Takemura, Apostolos Voulgarakis, Duncan Watson-Parris
Summary: This article reports the main scientific values and results from General Circulation Models (GCMs) in the Precipitation Driver and Response Model Intercomparison Project. The simulations of these models enhance our understanding of the impact of greenhouse gases, aerosols, and incoming solar radiation on the Earth's radiation balance and climate response, particularly in terms of temperature and precipitation changes. The article also provides instructions on how to extract files from the dataset.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Samira Barbara Jabakhanji, Stephen Robert Arnold, Kristin Aunan, Matthew Francis Chersich, Kristina Jakobsson, Alice McGushin, Ina Kelly, Niall Roche, Anne Stauffer, Debbi Stanistreet
Summary: This study aims to identify the current knowledge base, evidence gaps, and implications for climate action and health policymaking in addressing the health impact of climate change, particularly for underserved groups. The findings highlight the need for improved monitoring of health effects and inequities, evaluation of mitigation and adaptation interventions, and translation of research into effective policymaking.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Paulina Tedesco, Alex Lenkoski, Hannah C. Bloomfield, Jana Sillmann
Summary: A transition to renewable energy, particularly wind energy, is crucial for mitigating climate change. However, energy production is susceptible to meteorological conditions, which vary at different time scales. To effectively design energy systems, it is important to consider the joint distribution of meteorological variables, such as cold and weak-wind events. We propose a methodology that uses Gaussian copulas to model the correlation between these events, while logistic regressions are used to model their marginal distributions.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alex C. Ruane, Robert Vautard, Roshanka Ranasinghe, Jana Sillmann, Erika Coppola, Nigel Arnell, Faye Abigail Cruz, Suraje Dessai, Carley E. Iles, A. K. M. Saiful Islam, Richard G. Jones, Mohammad Rahimi, Daniel Ruiz Carrascal, Sonia Seneviratne, Jerome Servonnat, Anna A. Sorensson, Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla, Claudia Tebaldi, Wen Wang, Rashyd Zaaboul
Summary: The climate science and applications communities require a comprehensive concept to assess physical climate conditions relevant for impacts on human and natural systems. The CID approach provides a framework to evaluate the effects of different CIDs on societal and ecological elements, supporting adaptation planning and risk management.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Taro Kunimitsu, Marina Baldissera Pacchetti, Alessio Ciullo, Jana Sillmann, Theodore G. Shepherd, Mehmet Umit Taner, Bart van den Hurk
Summary: Physical climate storylines, when embedded in a causal network framework, allow user value judgments to be incorporated and support decision making. The constructed causal network can include value judgments and respond to user-selected policy options, leading to individualized policy recommendations.
CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
(2023)