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Taxonomy Archive: climate science
20 Apr 2018 |
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State of the Climate in 2014
This is the 25th edition of the series now known as State of the Climate, published annually in BAMS since 1996. Most of the dozens of essential climate variables monitored each year in this report continued to follow their long-term trends in 2014, with several setting new records. Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide—the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Models and the Use of Climate Projections
This document provides a definition for climate outlooks and climate models and describes particular outlooks and models that may be useful in anticipating the human health effects of climate change. It also includes a topic overview and some suggested initial methods for state and local health departments.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change and dengue: a critical and systematic review of quantitative modelling approaches
BACKGROUND: Many studies have found associations between climatic conditions and dengue transmission. However, there is a debate about the future impacts of climate change on dengue transmission. This paper reviewed epidemiological evidence on the relationship between climate and dengue with a focus on quantitative methods for ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change influences on marine infectious diseases: implications for management and society
Infectious diseases are common in marine environments, but the effects of a changing climate on marine pathogens are not well understood. Here we review current knowledge about how the climate drives host-pathogen interactions and infectious disease outbreaks. Climate-related impacts on marine diseases are being documented in corals, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Projecting future heat-related mortality under climate change scenarios: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Heat-related mortality is a matter of great public health concern, especially in the light of climate change. Although many studies have found associations between high temperatures and mortality, more research is needed to project the future impacts of climate change on heat-related mortality. OBJECTIVES: We conducted a ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The health effects of climate change: a survey of recent quantitative research
In recent years there has been a large scientific and public debate on climate change and its direct as well as indirect effects on human health. In particular, a large amount of research on the effects of climate changes on human health has addressed two fundamental questions. First, can historical data be of some help […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Africa: Over 43 Million Africans Face Extreme Poverty Due to Climate Change By 2030
This brief article presents the potential impacts of climate change on the health and economic wellness of African populations. It covers the World Bank projections regarding the climate change impacts in 2030.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Report: climate change will make wildfires worse
A rash of wildfires have burned across parts of the southwestern U.S. at an alarming frequency early in the 2016 fire season, and a new report suggests climate change is partly to blame.There are now more large fires burning across the region than at any time in the past 40 years, and the area being […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Conferences Connect the Climate-Health Dots
As the health impacts of climate change become more and more evident on a daily basis, several dozen leading researchers from public health and climate science gathered at the Health and Climate Colloquium 2016, June 8-10th. The three-day Colloquium, jointly organized by the Mailman School of Public Health and the International ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health and Ethics Policies of the American Medical Association House of Delegates
H-135.938 Global Climate Change and Human Health H-135.973 Stewardship of the Environment H-135.977 Global Climate Change – The “Greenhouse Effect”