Laboratory

Population Dynamics and Sustainable Well-Being

At a Glance Projects Publications Team

Project

The Impact of Climate Change and Environmental Exposures on Health and Mortality

Risto Conte Keivabu, Ugofilippo Basellini, Emilio Zagheni

This project aims to generate novel insights into the analysis of the impacts of climate change on health and mortality. Particular attention will be given to improving our understanding of geographic and sociodemographic disparities to inform climate change adaptation policies.  Detailed Description

Temperature exposure and mortality, by racial groups, in the United States

Increase in the monthly mortality rate (per 1,000) with exposure to temperature bins counting the number of days between the 1st and 99th county specific temperature percentiles in the United States. Estimates by race are based on an interaction between the temperature bins and the racial categories. © Conte Keivabu, R., Basellini, U., Zagheni, E. (2022) Racial disparities in deaths related to extreme temperatures in the United States between 1993 and 2005. MPIDR Working Paper WP-2022-028.

Publications

Conte Keivabu, R.; Chunara, R.:

Monsoon weather and food security in Pakistan

Food Security 18:2, 361–376. (2026)    

Gualdi, R.; Conte Keivabu, R.:

Geographical heterogeneity in temperature-related deaths in Europe

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-025. (2026)    

Haskell-Craig, Z.; Ronnkvist, S.; Robinson, A.; Bovienzo, D.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Hauer, M.; Zagheni, E.:

Not just heat: place-based vulnerability to temperature extremes overestimated in Europe without including measures of adaptive capacity

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-021. (2026)    

Kannankeril Joseph, V. J.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Muttarak, R.; Zagheni, E.; Mazzuco, S.:

Harvesting effect and extreme temperature-related mortality in Italy

European Journal of Population 42, 1–37. (2026)    

Mason, M.; Noel, S.; Rosenquist Ohlsson, L.; Salim, Z.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Perrotta, D.; Şanlitürk, A. E.:

Unequal adaptation: socioeconomic stratification in short-term mobility responses to wildfire hazards in Spain

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-023. (2026)    

Conte Keivabu, R.; Zagheni, E.; Fink, A.:

Dementia and risks of temperature-related mortality and hospitalizations in Germany

Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 80:4, 1–9. (2025)    

Fard, P.; Huegel, J.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Dominici, F.; Zagheni, E.; Estiri, H.; Patel, C. J.:

Developing a spatiotemporal repository of extreme heat and cold exposure in the United States for precision public health research

Environmental Science and Technology 59:37, 19872–19884. (2025)    

Ronnkvist, S. R.; Haskell-Craig, Z.; Robinson, A.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Hauer, M. E.; Bovienzo, D.; Zagheni, E.:

What’s the TEE: metrics of temperature extremes in Europe NUTS regions (1980-2024)

Scientific Data 12:1114, 1–9. (2025)    

Conte Keivabu, R.; Basellini, U.; Zagheni, E.:

Racial disparities in deaths related to extreme temperatures in the United States

One Earth 7:9, 1630–1637. (2024)    

Zanasi, F.; Conte Keivabu, R.:

Extreme temperatures and morbidity in old age in Europe

Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 22, 1–28. (2024)    

Conte Keivabu, R.:

Extreme temperature and mortality by educational attainment in Spain, 2012–2018

European Journal of Population 38:5, 1145–1182. (2022)    

Conte Keivabu, R.; Basellini, U.; Zagheni, E.:

Racial disparities in deaths related to extreme temperatures in the United States between 1993 and 2005

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2022-028. (2022)