Population Dynamics of Climate Change – Page 2 – Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies

U.S. "Silver Tsunami" negatively impacting (and suffering from) climate change

May 28, 2019

A study finds that aging Americans (a growing population) consume more energy. Learn more about the research findings of Harvard Pop Center faculty member Hossein Estiri and his colleague Emilio Zagheni in The New York Times, the New Scientist, and The…

Could temperature deviation from past neighboring years increase mortality risk for elderly?

November 18, 2015

Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholar Colleen Reid, PhD is an author on a paper published in International Journal of Biometeorology that examines the effects of abnormal weather patterns (temperature deviation compared to previous years) on elderly…

Increases in U.S. diurnal temperature associated with increased mortality, especially in elderly

December 12, 2014

Harvard RWJF Scholar Colleen Reid, PhD, has co-authored a study published in International Journal of Biometeorology that explores the association between diurnal temperature range (DTR) and mortality in 95 large U.S. communities. While much…