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20 Apr 2018 |
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The State of Climate Change Adaptation in the Great Lakes Region
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. It is a global problem that threatens the success and longevity of conservation and management actions. Strategies undertaken to address the causes and effects of global climate change are classified as either mitigation or adaptation. Mitigation strategies help reduce ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Declaration for Health Food and Agriculture
We, the undersigned, believe that a healthy food system is necessary to meet the urgent challenges of our time. Behind us stands a half-century of industrial food production, underwritten by cheap fossil fuels, abundant land and water resources, and a drive to maximize the global harvest of cheap calories. Ahead lie rising energy and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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At the Eye of the Storm: Women and Climate Change
Struggling to save their failing crops. Walking farther afield to fetch clean water. Protecting their families from devastating storms and violent conflicts. “Women are usually the support systems for our family…we are the last to leave in the event of a catastrophe, which is why women and families are disproportionately hurt by ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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EPA – Human Health
The impacts of climate change include warming temperatures, changes in precipitation, increases in the frequency or intensity of some extreme weather events, and rising sea levels. These impacts threaten our health by affecting the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the weather we experience.The severity of ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Quiz: How Much Do You Know About the Health Impacts of Climate Change?
Understanding the threats that climate change pose to human health can help us work together to lower risks and be prepared. Take this quiz to see how much you know about the health impacts of climate change.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Human Health Risks in Your State
Climate change poses risks to human health. In the United States, we are already seeing rising temperatures, increased frequency and intensity of some types of extreme weather, sea level rise, and other changes in weather and climate patterns (for more, see EPA’s climate indicators).We are all vulnerable to the health impacts ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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How Will Climate Change Affect My Health?
Examples of how climate change can affect your health at different stages of your life.
20 Apr 2018 |
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In Alaska’s Remote Towns, Climate Change Is Already Leaving Many Hungry
Walrus represents a major source of nutritious food for many in Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island. In recent years, warmer temperatures have pushed the sea ice farther from St. Lawrence’s shores, making walrus hunting more challenging. This shortfall has led to increased food insecurity on the island.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Breathing Life into Paris Agreement: Health Can Drive Action
“The world will not end poverty or hunger, or meet the health targets, without addressing climate change. And it will not solve the climate problem without addressing energy, and air pollution,” said UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary Richard Kinley at the Second Global Conference on Health and Climate. The Conference was held ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change is extending mosquito season in the D.C. region — bad news for Zika
As if climate change wasn’t already bad enough, we now have one more reason to change course. Summer heat is hanging around longer, the days are becoming more humid, and mosquito season is lengthening, which means an increased risk of vector-borne diseases like Zika.Baltimore tops the list of growing mosquito seasons, according to ...