From adaptation to overload: how climate risks affect public health?—evidence from China
Shuai Liang, Huanhuan Jiang, Peng Wang, Maomao Zhang · 2026
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Shuai Liang and co-authors examine how climate risks affect public health across Chinese provinces from 2011 to 2023 in a 2026 panel study. Extreme weather threatens health in complex, non-linear ways that single-factor studies miss. Provincial data mapped over time and space let the team test for turning points and for social factors that soften or sharpen the curve.
Health response followed an upside-down U shape, first adapting as climate risk rose, then deteriorating past a threshold. Digital finance access and household income steepened the curve yet pushed the breaking point later, suggesting stronger adaptive capacity. Cleaner energy structure flattened the curve but moved its peak earlier, a risk-releasing pattern the authors distinguish. Environmental rules and green space buffered harm, while green innovation reinforced the curved pattern.
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| CREATOR | Shuai Liang, Huanhuan Jiang, Peng Wang, Maomao Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 84 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |