How do rainfall and rising sea levels together shape mortality risks in coastal megacities like Mumbai?

Our researchers provide the first population-wide estimates of the impact of rainfall on mortality in one of the world’s largest cities—Mumbai, India. They combine individual death records with highly-localized rainfall data to estimate the effects by age, gender, and slum residence. They also study the co-occurrence of rainfall and high tides to evaluate how future sea level rise may exacerbate the mortality impacts of rainfall.
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