Learn the foundations of climate science and human healthGlobal Climate Change and Human Health examines the environmental crisis from a public health and clinical health perspective, giving students and clinicians the information they need to prepare for the future of health care. Edited by George ...
Climate changehealth impactrisk preventionMany factors influence the world's atmosphere and climate. Due to human activity, the concentration of "green house" gases is increasing resulting in rise of earth's surface temperature. As a result of global warming, the eco system is changing, having ...
Today's Global Environmental Change caused by massive human pressures on natural systems has significant and wide impacts on human health. There is much contemporary discussion on "global environmental change"(GEC), which is not only "climate change", but refers to human-induced changes in the la...
The global health benefits from climate policy could reach trillions of dollars annually, but will importantly depend on the air quality policies that nations adopt independently of climate change. Depending on how society values better health, economically optimal levels of mitigation may be consistent...
A panel of doctors said rising global temperatures would have a catastrophic effect on human health through floods, droughts and rising sea levels. "Even the most conservative estimates are profoundly disturbing and demand action," said the doctors. "Climate change is the biggest global health threa...
for Climate Change and Health, Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc, joins JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi to discuss how a changing climate and extreme weather events are impacting human health, what clinicians should expect in the years ahead, and how they can help protect patients—and the ...
These countries, like Bangladesh, are vulnerable and the needs to deal with human health challenges posed by climate change are a reality now, not a forecast for the future. In the global context what are the key actors in dealing with these challenges and, furthermore, what is the possible...
Today's Global Environmental Change caused by massive human pressures on natural systems has significant and wide impacts on human health. There is much contemporary discussion on "global environmental change"(GEC), which is not only "climate change", but refers to human-induced changes in the la...
"Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. It's a threat that's been completely neglected, marginalised, ignored, by not just the global health community, by doctors, nurses and other health professionals, but also by policy-makers. And yet, in terms of our ...
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