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Apr 2018

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Climate change is simple: David Roberts at TEDxTheEvergreenStateCollege

David Roberts is staff writer at Grist.org. In “Climate Change is Simple” he describes the causes and effects of climate change in blunt, plain terms.On April 16, 2012, speakers and attendees gathered at TEDxTheEvergreenStateCollege: Hello Climate Change to reflect on the ability—and responsibility—of formal ...

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Apr 2018

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The Lancet Climate Commission

The 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change maps out the impacts of climate change, and the necessary policy responses, to ensure the highest attainable standards of health for populations worldwide. This Commission is multidisciplinary and international, with strong collaboration between academic centres in Europe and ...

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Apr 2018

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National Climate Assessment: Health chapter

“We have to start connecting the dots between climate change and human health,” says Kim Knowlton, a convening lead author of the National Climate Assessment’s Human Health chapter. Climate change threatens human health and well-being in many ways, including impacts from increased extreme weather events, wildfire, decreased air ...

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Apr 2018

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Unacceptable Risk – Firefighters on the Front Lines of Climate Change

“On a day-to-day basis, we’re being surprised. And in this business, surprise is what kills people.” So says Don Whittemore, a career firefighter who has battled many of Colorado’s epic fires over the past two decades. The Story Group recorded the experiences of Whittemore and other firefighters who are repeatedly responding ...

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Apr 2018

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The President Speaks on the Impacts of Climate Change on Public Health

President Obama delivered remarks at Howard University on the impact of climate change on our public health. April 7, 2015.

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Apr 2018

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Panel 2B: Solomon Hsiang, UC Berkeley

Presentation Title: Climate and Human Conflict.Presenting within the panel on “Water, Climate, Food, and Population: Food, Population, and Security.” Moderated by: Greg Dalton, Climate One Radio.UC Berkeley’s 2013 Philomathia Symposium on Water, Climate, and Society: Challenges and Strategies in a Rapidly Changing World

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Apr 2018

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In their own words: fossil fuels harm health

Air pollution and climate change are harming our health. 5 minute compilation of the voices of those affected. Emphasis on California. Message re hospital divestment.

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Apr 2018

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Health and Climate Film

The MN Climate & Health Program, in partnership with the MN Environmental Public Health Tracking Program and tpt MN, produced the film: Health and Climate, which highlights some of the climate changes Minnesota has been experiencing and the subsequent public health impacts.

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Apr 2018

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Climate Change Threatens Health

National Resource Defense Council’s Senior Scientist Kim Knowlton explains how climate-related effects can threaten human health.

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Apr 2018

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This is What Climate Change Looks Like 3.0

Brief and informative video from the National Resources Defense Council that describes the health risks associated with the impacts of climate change.

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