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20 Apr 2018 |
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Anthrax outbreak triggered by climate change kills boy in Arctic Circle
Seventy-two nomadic herders, including 41 children, were hospitalised in far north Russia after the region began experiencing abnormally high temperatures.
20 Apr 2018 |
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of ambient temperature and diarrhoeal diseases
Global climate change is expected to increase the risk of diarrhoeal diseases, a leading cause of childhood mortality. However, there is considerable uncertainty about the magnitude of these effects and which populations bear the greatest risks. Changes in temperature due to global climate change can and may already be affecting ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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City and County of Denver – Climate Action Plan 2015
As global concern grows over the role human activity plays in accelerating climate change, opportunity exists to implement changes to minimize the most severe and potentially irreversible impacts on our planet. To help address this critical issue, Denver is releasing an updated Climate Action Plan (CAP) with new strategies to meet ...
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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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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Thirty-One Top Scientific Societies Speak with One Voice on Global Climate Change
In a consensus letter to U.S. policymakers, a partnership of 31 leading nonpartisan scientific societies today reaffirmed the reality of human-caused climate change, noting that greenhouse gas emissions “must be substantially reduced” to minimize negative impacts on the global economy, natural resources, and human health.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health Impact Assessments in the United States
Decision makers at all levels are using the fast-growing field of HIA to take health into account when making decisions in a broad range of sectors, including agriculture, education, energy and budgeting, in all types of locations—rural, suburban, and urban, local, regional or statewide.
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 ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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LA Climate and Health Workshops
The LA Climate & Health Workshop Series is one of the activities that the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is using to build healthier communities in Los Angeles that are more resilient to the impacts of climate change.The workshop series was developed in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles ...