Heat Advisory : Protecting Health on a Warming Planet /

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How climate change can affect our health, from heat-related illnesses to extreme weather events.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lockwood, Alan H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Medical anthropology.
Global warming > Health aspects.
Climatic changes > Health aspects.
Medical climatology.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healthy Living.
global warming.
Effet de serre (Meteorologie)
Rechauffement de la Terre.
Climatologie medicale.
Geography, Medical
Environmental Exposure > adverse effects
Greenhouse Effect
Global Warming
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
Global warming.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The scientific evidence for climate change
  • Heat and severe weather
  • Infectious diseases
  • Climate change, agriculture, and famine
  • Sea level rise and environmental refugees
  • Air quality
  • Violence, conflict, and societal disruption
  • Economic considerations
  • Targeting health.

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