Megan Sheahan
@mbsheahan.bsky.social
Agricultural and resource economist. Senior Associate at Industrial Economics, Inc.
Excited to see our paper out in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social!
Our new paper projects the costs of sea level rise from increased U.S. mortality risk among the elderly w/ and w/out adaptation: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Projections of future mortality risk in older adults from high-tide flooding in coastal areas of the USA: an economic modelling study
The cost of premature mortality in older adults is greater in magnitude than other
modelled effects of climate-induced high-tide flooding (eg, value of lost time due
to traffic delays). Results sugges...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Excited to see our paper out in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social!