image: Two rescuers with a litter begin a 450 ft. descent into the Grand Canyon. They are lowered into the canyon using technical ropes systems, and brought back up using the same rope system by adding a series of stationary and moving pulley to create mechanical advantage. view more
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For Grand Canyon visitors, heat-related illness under climate change scenarios could increase 29%-137% by 2100 - with incidence peaking in shoulder season months when visitors may be less prepared for extreme heat
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0288812
Article Title: Predicting climate-change induced heat-related illness risk in Grand Canyon National Park visitors
Author Countries: USA
Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.
Journal
PLoS ONE
Article Title
Predicting climate-change induced heat-related illness risk in Grand Canyon National Park visitors
Article Publication Date
9-Aug-2023
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.