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Taxonomy Archive: Report
20 Apr 2018 |
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Assessment of the Potential Health Impacts of Climate Change in Alaska
Over the past century, the air and water temperatures in Alaska have warmed considerably faster then in the rest of the United States. Because Alaska is the only Artic state in the Nation, Alaskans are likely to face some climate change challenges that will be different than those encountered in other states. For example, permafrost ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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What risks do California’s underground gas storage facilities pose to health, safety, environment, and infrastructure?
The general purpose of underground gas storage (UGS) is to meet varying demand for natural gas (predominantly methane) over daily to seasonal time scales. The California UGS system in 2017 comprises 12 UGS facilities, four in southern California, seven in northern California, and one in central California with a total capacity to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Multisolving at the Intersection of Health and Climate: Lessons from Success Stories
By leveraging cross-sectoral collaboration, it is possible to design and implement projects that improve local health, produce financial savings, and advance long-term climate goals all at once. These “multisolving” initiatives deliver improvements in multiple sectors with the same investment of time, money, or political ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Extreme Heat- What You Can Do to Prepare
Extreme heat conditions are defined as weather that is much hotter than average for a particular time and place – and sometimes more humid, too. Extreme heat is not just a nuisance; it kills hundreds of Americans every year and causes many more to become seriously ill.The heat index is a measure of how hot […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Saving Energy, Saving Lives: The Health Impacts of Avoiding Power Plant Pollution with Energy Efficiency
People are harmed by power plant pollution even when they cannot see the smoke stacks. A report by the American Lung Association found that in recent years more than 125 million people – 4 out of every 10 Americans – were exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, much of which came from power plants. […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Public Health and Safety Risks of Oil and Gas Facilities in Los Angeles County
Oil and gas development in the Los Angeles Basin presents unique public helath and safety concerns because some oil and gas reserves lie beneath densely populated urban areas. Future production from these natural reserves will primarily come from existing oil fields, with some potential for the development of undiscovered oil and gas ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health Impact Assessment: Minimizing the Health Effects of Climate Change in the South Florida Region
The HIA has the potential to describe the magnitude and distribution of climate changeJrelated health impacts for a portion of the 5.6 million residents in Broward, Miami Dade, Palm Beach and Monroe counties. Therefore, an understanding of the widespread impact of SLR and heat waves on the health of millions of constituents will be ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health and Sea Level Rise: Impacts on South Florida
There exist on-going local efforts by universities, government, and non-governmental organizations researching the issue of sea-level rise adaptation in Florida. The focus of much of this work in South Florida has been to understand the physical and economic vulnerability, as well as to develop adaptation strategies for the natural ...