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

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • CC1: 'Comment on nhess-2021-361 WBGT calculations', Jonathan Buzan, 07 Dec 2021
  • RC1: 'Comment on nhess-2021-361', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Dec 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on nhess-2021-361', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Dec 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (28 Feb 2022) by Vassiliki Kotroni
AR by Zélie Stalhandske on behalf of the Authors (22 Apr 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Apr 2022) by Vassiliki Kotroni
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (13 May 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (20 May 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (01 Jun 2022) by Vassiliki Kotroni
AR by Zélie Stalhandske on behalf of the Authors (10 Jun 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (29 Jun 2022) by Vassiliki Kotroni
AR by Zélie Stalhandske on behalf of the Authors (06 Jul 2022)
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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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