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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... warming Predictive modelling 111 114 115 Modifying influences 121 Sociodemographic influences 121 Environmental influences 122 Conclusions and recommended future steps 126 References 127 Chapter 7. How much disease could climate change ...
... warming Predictive modelling 111 114 115 Modifying influences 121 Sociodemographic influences 121 Environmental influences 122 Conclusions and recommended future steps 126 References 127 Chapter 7. How much disease could climate change ...
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... warming at a rate unprece- dented during post hunter - gatherer human existence . The last decade was the warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century , and con- tained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded . The ...
... warming at a rate unprece- dented during post hunter - gatherer human existence . The last decade was the warmest since instrumental records began in the nineteenth century , and con- tained 9 of the 10 warmest years ever recorded . The ...
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... warming in the Arctic region has reduced the amount of sea ice , impairing survival rates for walrus and seal pups that spend part of their life cycle on the ice . With fewer seal pups , sea otters have become the alternative food ...
... warming in the Arctic region has reduced the amount of sea ice , impairing survival rates for walrus and seal pups that spend part of their life cycle on the ice . With fewer seal pups , sea otters have become the alternative food ...
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... warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities " ( 3 ) . During the twentieth century , world average surface temperature increased by approximately 0.6 ° C ( Figure 1.1 ) . There were , of course , natural ...
... warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities " ( 3 ) . During the twentieth century , world average surface temperature increased by approximately 0.6 ° C ( Figure 1.1 ) . There were , of course , natural ...
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