“If we can help people to be as healthy as possible to begin with, they’re in a far better situation to be resilient and adapt to what goes at us,” said Jeni Miller, executive director at the Global Climate and Health Alliance. How can we prevent diseases caused by climate change?
Whether its spikes in water-borne diseases during the floods in South Sudan, higher temperatures causing premature births in Australia or thebread crisis faced by families in Syria after another year of conflict and failing crops—almost every climate story is also a health story. More than 4 in...
Everyone talks about the greenhouse effect (温室效应) and how our Earth and its climate (气候) are being affected. We can do a science experiment designed by some kids to show this effect and what is happening to the Earth. First prepare the following items: ●2 glass containers (容器) ...
Climate models are used to predict how different regions will be affected by climate change. Some regions may face more extreme weather events. According to climate models, which region is most likely to experience more frequent and severe droughts in the future?
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Climate is also affected by changes occurring within the sun, thus shifting the intensity of sunlight that reaches the Earth’s surface. These changes in intensity can cause either warming — stronger solar intensity — or cooling when solar intensity is weaker. Despite the promis...
climate change is influencing the Atlantic hurricane season. Rapid intensification and stalling storms are two of the most prominent hurricane behaviours that are being highlighted. See below for an explanation of what the current research tells us about how hurrican...
根据第一段“Plenty of studies have investigated how climate change could be harmful to the production of coffee bean crops.But a new scientific review has attempted to focus specifically on how global warming might affect the taste and smell of coffee. Bad news is that not only could the ...
This year's message from the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is that time is running out, and action is required now. Many countries have already been severely affected by climate change. Other regions have been more fortunate. For exa...
How does climate affect culture? Defining Culture: Culture can be defined as a set of beliefs, ideologies, traditions, rituals, behaviors, and practices that a group of people or a society follow. Culture determines the social behaviors and norms across societies. ...