Climate Change and Human Health: Risks and ResponsesAnthony J. McMichael World Health Organization, 2003 - 322 pages Over the ages, human societies have altered local ecosystems and modified regional climates. Today, the human influence has attained a global scale. This reflects the recent rapid increase in population size, energy consumption, intensity of land use, international trade and travel, and other human activities. These global changes have heightened awareness that the long-term good health of populations depends on the continued stability and functioning of the biosphere's ecological, physical, and socioeconomic systems. The world's climate system is an integral part of the complex of life-supporting processes. Climate and weather have always had a powerful impact on human health and well-being. But like other large natural systems, the global climate system is coming under pressure from human activities. Global climate change is, therefore, a newer challenge to ongoing efforts to protect human health. This volume seeks to describe the context and process of global climate change, its actual or likely impacts on health, and how human societies and their governments should respond, with particular focus on the health sector. |
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... future : challenges for scientists studying climate change and health Introduction Tasks for public health scientists Establishing baseline relationships 61 61 63 63 Seeking evidence for early health effects of climate change 64 ...
... future : challenges for scientists studying climate change and health Introduction Tasks for public health scientists Establishing baseline relationships 61 61 63 63 Seeking evidence for early health effects of climate change 64 ...
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... future steps 126 References 127 Chapter 7. How much disease could climate change cause ? 133 Introduction 133 General methods 134 Disease burdens and summary measures of population health 134 Estimating burden of disease attributable to ...
... future steps 126 References 127 Chapter 7. How much disease could climate change cause ? 133 Introduction 133 General methods 134 Disease burdens and summary measures of population health 134 Estimating burden of disease attributable to ...
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... Future , Washington DC , USA ) ; Roger Few , Matthew Livermore , Tim Mitchell , David Viner ( University of East Anglia , Norwich , England ) ; Chuck Hakkarinen ( Electrical Power Research Institute , Palo Alto , USA ) ; Simon Hay ...
... Future , Washington DC , USA ) ; Roger Few , Matthew Livermore , Tim Mitchell , David Viner ( University of East Anglia , Norwich , England ) ; Chuck Hakkarinen ( Electrical Power Research Institute , Palo Alto , USA ) ; Simon Hay ...
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... future human economic activity and technology choices . World temperature has increased by around 0.4 ° C since the 1970s and now exceeds the upper limit of natural ( historical ) variability . Climatologists consider around five ...
... future human economic activity and technology choices . World temperature has increased by around 0.4 ° C since the 1970s and now exceeds the upper limit of natural ( historical ) variability . Climatologists consider around five ...
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... future generations . There is already in motion a process of sea level rise that will continue for many centuries as the extra heat trapped at Earth's surface by the human - amplified greenhouse effect progressively enters the deep ...
... future generations . There is already in motion a process of sea level rise that will continue for many centuries as the extra heat trapped at Earth's surface by the human - amplified greenhouse effect progressively enters the deep ...
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