Heat-Related Mortality in a Warming World: Implications and Ways ForwardHeat has been, and will continue to be, a major environmental hazard, public health concern, and local and national economic and security challenge. Extreme high temperatures lasting multiple consecutive days (heat waves) and high ambient temperatures may cause heat-related mortality. However, it is not well known how the risk of heat-related health effects varies by age, gender, or race.Blanck, CarolinecreatorWellenius, Gregorythesis advisorRoberts, TimmonsreaderBrown University. Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciencessponsor2019textborn digitalEnglishSenior thesis (ScB)--Brown University, 2019Environmental SciencethesesHeatMortalityClimatic changesracegenderage10.26300/hhg2-xa45In CopyrightCollection is open for research.