Articles | Volume 22, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2531-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2531-2022
Research article
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09 Aug 2022
Research article |  | 09 Aug 2022

Projected impact of heat on mortality and labour productivity under climate change in Switzerland

Zélie Stalhandske, Valentina Nesa, Marius Zumwald, Martina S. Ragettli, Alina Galimshina, Niels Holthausen, Martin Röösli, and David N. Bresch

Data sets

Data from "Projected Impact of Heat on Mortality and Labour Productivity under Climate Change in Switzerland" Zélie Stalhandske and Valentina Nesa https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000556636

Model code and software

zeliest/heat_mortality_productivity_impacts: v1.0.0 (v1.0.0) Zélie Stalhandske and Valentina Nesa https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6908285

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Short summary
We model the impacts of heat on both mortality and labour productivity in Switzerland in a changing climate. We estimate 658 heat-related death currently per year in Switzerland and CHF 665 million in losses in labour productivity. Should we remain on a high-emissions pathway, these values may double or even triple by the end of the century. Under a lower-emissions scenario impacts are expected to slightly increase and peak by around mid-century.
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