Climate change may affect health through a range of pathways, for example as a result of increased frequency and intensity of heat waves, reduction in cold related deaths, increased floods and droughts, changes in the distribution of vector-borne diseases and effects on the risk of disasters and...
current health burdens and risk estimates are outlined as well as health impacts from the well-documented 2003 heatwave over Europe. The sensitivity of O3and PM to changes in
In the past decades, climate change has been impacting human lives and health via extreme weather and climate events and alterations in labour capacity, food security, and the prevalence and geographical distribution of infectious diseases across the globe. Climate change and health indicators (CCHIs)...
hypothermia,overall a warming world is likely to have negative effects on human health.Scientists also expect damage to homes and buildings from more intense hurricanes,heavier rainfall and rising sea levels.Climate change is likely to affect infrastructure by increasing the risk of both coastal and ...
试题来源: 解析 答案: B. 词义辨析为本题主要考查点。 affect“影响,感动”,有时含有“对……产生不利影响”的意思; effect 名词“作用、效果、影响”; influence“影响”; worse“更糟的”。 结合句意:气候的改变可能对你的健康有不利的影响。 可知答案。
Climate change has significant implications for human rights, and it is essential to understand these implications to find solutions to the problem. The effects of climate change on human rights are widespread and complex. Climate change can affect the right to life, health, food, water, and ...
A public health response to climate change refers to any short- or long-term strategies that can reduce adverse health impacts or enhance resilience to observed or expected changes in climate and associated extremes. Generally, it operates on two levels: Building climate resilience and implementing ...
socioeconomic status—and so will remedies. A recent international study in theLancetsays that many more people will be exposed to extreme weather events over the next century than previously thought—“a potentially catastrophic risk to human health” that could undo 50 years of global health ...
Changes in weather patterns also contribute to our health and safety. In the last decade, there has been an increase in global catastrophes, such as record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires, and storms. Consequently, these catastrophes have interrupted our way of living and placed our well-being at...
Polluted air and steadily rising temperatures are linked to health effects ranging from increased heart attacks and strokes to the spread of infectious diseases and psychological trauma.