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Potential effects of suboptimal nighttime temperatures when evaluating heat-related labour and economic losses in the United Kingdom.

Bowen Chu, Yijing Zhu, Lan Luo, Jianfeng Luo, Lina Liu, Duzitian Li, Yuming Guo, Haikun Wang

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Bowen ChuJoint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Yijing ZhuJoint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Lan LuoJoint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Jianfeng LuoJoint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Lina LiuSchool of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Duzitian LiDepartment of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Yuming GuoClimate, Air Quality Research Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Haikun WangJoint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.

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Abstract

High temperature exposure is associated with decreased labor productivity and can lead to economic losses. However, many evaluations only focused on heat exposure during the daytime and neglected the effect of suboptimal nighttime temperatures on disturbing human sleep. Here we selected the United Kingdom to estimate the labor losses and economic costs related to temperature-driven sleep erosion, and compared the results with the impacts of daytime heat stress on labor productivity. We estimated that during 2011 to 2023, suboptimal nocturnal temperatures led to around 20 h of sleep loss per person nationally per year. Consequently, the productivity decreases and related economic costs were estimated at more than 0.04% of GDP each year, which is of the same order as the magnitude of economic costs associated with heat stress in working time. Thus, our findings provide insights into the environmental temperature burden on occupational health from the perspective of human sleep.

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