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Taxonomy Archive: extreme weather events
20 Apr 2018 |
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Extreme Weather and Climate Readiness: Toolkit for State and Territorial Health Departments
Recognizing that the changing climate is a significant threat to the health of our communities, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has created this toolkit to help state and territorial health agencies enhance their climate readiness, program by program. The toolkit offers practical steps for ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Sneezing and Wheezing: How Climate Change Could Increase Ragweed Allergies, Air Pollution, and Asthma
2014 was the hottest year on Earth since recordkeeping began in 1880, and ten of the previous warmest years on record occurred since 2000. The scientific consensus is that climate change is the driving force behind these rising temperatures. Scientific studies have also shown that our changing climate could favor the formation of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Recommendations for Engaging Indigenous Populations
Disasters affect populations and ecosystems differently, depending on many factors such as socio-economic status, development practices, condition of the ecosystems, level of organization of the community and its human resources, and climate variability and extremes. Deteriorating environmental conditions in many parts of the world, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Dealing with Disasters
Every community is vulnerable to disaster, and every disaster presents a unique set of health hazards. Fortunately, it is possible to reduce disaster risk and improve the resilience of our communities. In Part 1 of this 2-part series, hear about the types of health risks associated with disasters and how disaster research helps to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Extreme Weather Map 2012
NRDC’s 2012 Extreme Weather Map shows how extreme weather has affected you.
20 Apr 2018 |
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You’re Making This Island Disappear
Scientists say we easily could warm the atmosphere by 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century—and if you call up a scientist like Stefan Rahmstorf, a professor of ocean physics from Germany’s Potsdam University, he’ll say ominous things like this: “Even limiting warming to 2 degrees, in my view, will still ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Disaster Recovery Guide
When the immediate emergency is over, the healing can begin. Our guides will help you start the process of recovering your family’s physical, emotional and financial well being.
20 Apr 2018 |
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EPA ties massive flood in historic Md. town to climate change
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it is unmistakably clear that climate change is occurring, adding new tell-tale signs of global warming in its fourth annual report.”The Earth’s climate is changing,” the EPA report stated in an executive summary. “Temperatures are rising, snow and rainfall ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Building Resilience Against Climate Effects: Arizona Extreme Weather, Climate and Health: Synthesis Report 2015
Humans have always been affected by Earth’s environment. However, our risk of harm from environmental hazards may be increasing, as research shows extreme heat events are likely to intensify and occur more often across the globe. Extreme heat events are already of particular concern because of Arizona’s dangerously hot summers. ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Temperature Extremes, Health, and Human Capital
The extreme temperatures expected under climate change may be especially harmful to children. Children are more vulnerable to heat partly because of their physiological features, but, perhaps more important, because they behave and respond differently than adults do. Children are less likely to manage their own heat risk and may have ...