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Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas: A Review and Vulnerability Assessment
Coastal storms can take a devastating toll on the public's health. Urban areas like New York City (NYC) may be particularly at risk, given their dense population, reliance on transportation, energy infrastructure that is vulnerable to flood damage, and high-rise residential housing, which may b...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3683478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23818911 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/913064 |
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author | Lane, Kathryn Charles-Guzman, Kizzy Wheeler, Katherine Abid, Zaynah Graber, Nathan Matte, Thomas |
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description | Coastal storms can take a devastating toll on the public's health. Urban areas like New York City (NYC) may be particularly at risk, given their dense population, reliance on transportation, energy infrastructure that is vulnerable to flood damage, and high-rise residential housing, which may be hard-hit by power and utility outages. Climate change will exacerbate these risks in the coming decades. Sea levels are rising due to global warming, which will intensify storm surge. These projections make preparing for the health impacts of storms even more important. We conducted a broad review of the health impacts of US coastal storms to inform climate adaptation planning efforts, with a focus on outcomes relevant to NYC and urban coastal areas, and incorporated some lessons learned from recent experience with Superstorm Sandy. Based on the literature, indicators of health vulnerability were selected and mapped within NYC neighborhoods. Preparing for the broad range of anticipated effects of coastal storms and floods may help reduce the public health burden from these events. |
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spelling | pubmed-36834782013-07-01 Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas: A Review and Vulnerability Assessment Lane, Kathryn Charles-Guzman, Kizzy Wheeler, Katherine Abid, Zaynah Graber, Nathan Matte, Thomas J Environ Public Health Review Article Coastal storms can take a devastating toll on the public's health. Urban areas like New York City (NYC) may be particularly at risk, given their dense population, reliance on transportation, energy infrastructure that is vulnerable to flood damage, and high-rise residential housing, which may be hard-hit by power and utility outages. Climate change will exacerbate these risks in the coming decades. Sea levels are rising due to global warming, which will intensify storm surge. These projections make preparing for the health impacts of storms even more important. We conducted a broad review of the health impacts of US coastal storms to inform climate adaptation planning efforts, with a focus on outcomes relevant to NYC and urban coastal areas, and incorporated some lessons learned from recent experience with Superstorm Sandy. Based on the literature, indicators of health vulnerability were selected and mapped within NYC neighborhoods. Preparing for the broad range of anticipated effects of coastal storms and floods may help reduce the public health burden from these events. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3683478/ /pubmed/23818911 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/913064 Text en Copyright © 2013 Kathryn Lane et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Lane, Kathryn Charles-Guzman, Kizzy Wheeler, Katherine Abid, Zaynah Graber, Nathan Matte, Thomas Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas: A Review and Vulnerability Assessment |
title | Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas: A Review and Vulnerability Assessment |
title_full | Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas: A Review and Vulnerability Assessment |
title_fullStr | Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas: A Review and Vulnerability Assessment |
title_full_unstemmed | Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas: A Review and Vulnerability Assessment |
title_short | Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas: A Review and Vulnerability Assessment |
title_sort | health effects of coastal storms and flooding in urban areas: a review and vulnerability assessment |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3683478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23818911 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/913064 |
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