Heat advisory : protecting health on a warming planet / Alan H. Lockwood, M.D.

By:

Lockwood, Alan H [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2016]Description: 1 online resource (xii, 244 pages .)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780262335737
0262335735
9780262335720
0262335727
9780262335744
0262335743

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Heat advisory.DDC classification:

613/.1 23

LOC classification:

RA793 .L66 2016

NLM classification:

WB 700

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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.

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

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

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