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20 Apr 2018 |
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Panel studies of air pollution on children’s lung function and respiratory symptoms: a literature review
OBJECTIVE: This article reviews panel studies of air pollution on children’s respiratory health and proposes future research directions. METHODS: The PubMed electronic database was used to search published original epidemiological studies in peer-reviewed journals from 2000 to November 2011. Children’s age was limited to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Implications of climate change for skin cancer prevention in Australia
It is estimated that nearly 450,000 Australians get skin cancer every year. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight has been identified as the cause of more than 95% of skin cancers in Australia. Accordingly, the focus of skin cancer prevention programs is reducing exposure to UV radiation. In Victoria, improvements in sun ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Impediments to Comprehensive Research on Climate Change and Health
During every climatic era Life on Earth is constrained by a limited range of climatic conditions, outside which thriving and then surviving becomes difficult. This applies at both planetary and organism (species) levels. Further, many causal influences of climate change on human health entail changes—often disruptive, sometimes ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Chikungunya, climate change, and human rights
Chikungunya is a re-emerging arbovirus that causes significant morbidity and some mortality. Global climate change leading to warmer temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns allow mosquito vectors to thrive at altitudes and at locations where they previously have not, ultimately leading to a spread of mosquito-borne diseases. ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change, climate justice and the application of probabilistic event attribution to summer heat extremes in the California Central Valley
Probabilistic event attribution (PEA) is an important tool for assessing the contri- bution of climate change to extreme weather events. Here, PEA is applied to explore the climate attribution of recent extreme heat events in California’s Central Valley. Heat waves have become progressively more severe due to increasing relative ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate and dengue transmission: evidence and implications
BACKGROUND: Climate influences dengue ecology by affecting vector dynamics, agent development, and mosquito/human interactions. Although these relationships are known, the impact climate change will have on transmission is unclear. Climate-driven statistical and process-based models are being used to refine our knowledge of these ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Implications of incorporating air-quality co-benefits into climate change policymaking
We present an analysis of the barriers and opportunities for incorporating air quality co-benefits into climate policy ssessments. It is well known that many strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions also decrease emissions of health-damaging air pollutants and precursor species, including particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Supporting local climate change adaptation: Where we are and where we need to go
Local governments are on the front line of efforts to address climate-related impacts. Recognizing this, there is a growing movement to develop and deliver tools, resources, and services to support local communities’ climate adaptation initiatives. There is, however, limited understanding of what specific types of resources exist ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change, Justice, and Adaptation among African American Communities in the Chesapeake Bay Region
In this paper, the authors present results from a study of climate change and community adaptation, focusing on two African American communities on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. These two communities are representative of small, resource-poor communities that are particularly prone to increased flooding, storms, and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Do pollution and climate influence respiratory tract infections in children?
To review if pollution and climate changes can influence respiratory tract infections in children. DATA SOURCE: Articles published on the subject in PubMed, SciELO, Bireme, EBSCO and UpTodate were reviewed. The following inclusion criteria were considered: scientific papers between 2002 and 2012, study design, the pediatric ...