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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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Regional Climate Action Plan, Health Impact Assessment (HIA): Minimizing the Health Effects of Climate Change in the South Florida Region
The RCAP HIA comprehensively assessed the 110 climate change adaptation and mitigation policy recommendations put forth in the SEFRCCC RCAP to determine the health effects of climate change, specifically sea level rise (SLR) and heat waves. The HIA has the potential to describe the magnitude and distribution of climate change related ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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City Resilience Toolkit: Response to Deadly Heat Waves and Preparing for Rising Temperatures
Climate change poses signifi cant challenges to cities. As urban populations continue to grow, the need for cities and their residents to adapt to climate change and its impacts becomes increasingly urgent. Extreme heat is one of the health threats already challenging cities in India and around the world.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Cool Roofs and Cool Pavements Toolkit
The Practical Guide to Cool Roofs and Cool Pavements was developed as an informative primer and implementation guide for cool roofs enthusiasts, from the curious to professionals.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Reducing Urban Heat Islands: Compendium of Strategies | Heat Island Effect | US EPA
Links to PDF versions of the Reducing Urban Heat Islands: Compendium of Strategies publication
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change could trigger tropical evacuations, researchers advise
Global warming by just 2 degrees Celsius is likely to force some tropical plant, animal and human populations to relocate hundreds of miles from their current homes this century, according to research published in the journal Scientific Reports. Solomon Hsiang, Chancellor’s Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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New Ways Climate Change Will Affect Public Health
Climate change is a disaster for so many reasons, but now there are more coming to light that directly affect public health. John Iadarola, host of ThinkTank, delivers his Final Judgment on the health impacts of global warming.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Preventing the Spread of Zika Requires Addressing Poverty
As the Centers for Disease Control, the White House administration and other federal and state agencies grapple with how best to deal with Zika, it’s critical that we all take special note of communities that are likely to face even greater threats than the general population from these diseases. Individuals living near or below ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change may contribute to rising rates of chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease that is not associated with traditional risk factors appears to be increasing in rural hot communities as worldwide temperature progressively rises. The condition has likely increased due to global warming and an increase in extreme heat waves, and it is having a disproportionate impact on vulnerable ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Heat, Human Performance, and Occupational Health: A Key Issue for the Assessment of Global Climate Change Impacts
Ambient heat exposure is a well-known health hazard, which reduces human performance and work capacity at heat levels already common in tropical and subtropical areas. Various health problems have been reported. Increasing heat exposure during the hottest seasons of each year is a key feature of global climate change. Heat exhaustion ...