Map of Heat-related mortality risk (IMAGE)

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Map of Heat-related mortality risk

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The calculated heat-related mortality risk is visualized as shown. The highest risk units are found to be clustered within the Kowloon Peninsula (i.e., Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin), whereas the low-risk clusters are within the New Territories (i.e., Yuen Long, Tai Po, etc.)

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