Global Warming: A Public Health Concern
Tags: GLOBAL warming; GLOBAL temperature changes; CLIMATIC changes; HUMAN ecology; PUBLIC health; ENVIRONMENTAL risk assessment
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- Ministers agree to act on warnings of soaring temperatures in Africa. Cherry, Michael // Nature;10/27/2005, Vol. 437 Issue 7063, p1217
Focuses on the agreement of African leaders and governments regarding the need to act on warnings on the problems caused by global warming. Assessment of the temperature increase in the continent; Insights on the environmental risks brought about by the phenomena; Views on the conservation...
- Curious Omissions. Spencer, Peter // Consumers' Research Magazine;Aug99, Vol. 82 Issue 8, p43
Provides facts about global warming. Three credible methods for measuring global temperatures; Evidence to support the idea that warming occurs first; Popular misconception about global warming issue.
- Fingerprints of global warming on wild animals and plants. Root, Terry L.; Price, Jeff T.; Hall, Kimberly R.; Schneider, Stephen H.; Rosenzweig, Cynthia; Pounds, J. Alan // Nature;1/2/2003, Vol. 421 Issue 6918, p57
Over the past 100 years, the global average temperature has increased by approximately 0.6 �C and is projected to continue to rise at a rapid rate[SUP1]. Although species have responded to climatic changes throughout their evolutionary history[SUP2], a primary concern for wild species and...
- How global warming could cause Europe to freeze. Bunyard, Peter // Ecologist;Mar/Apr99, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p79
Discusses that warmer temperatures over Greenland and the Arctic due to global warming could cause the Gulf Stream, on which northern Europeans depend for their climate, to slow down and eventually cease. Impact of the climate change on Northern Europe; Indications of the effects of climate...
- Climate talks collapse: rejoice, rejoice! Goldsmith, Zac // New Statesman;12/04/2000, Vol. 129 Issue 4515, p21
Focuses on climate change. Details on international cooperation against global warming; Changes in global temperatures.
- Drought and climate change. // Earth Island Journal;Spring2006, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p6
The article reports that Southern Africa's food security is seriously threatened by global warming. According to the delegates to the UN conference on climate change in Montreal in November 2005, farmers can no longer anticipate annual rains, greatly disrupting their planting practices. Drought...
- Alaska infrastructure faces warming trend. // Underground Construction;Sep2007, Vol. 62 Issue 9, p7
The article provides information regarding the new study released by the University of Alaska-Anchorage Institute for Social and Economic Research in June 2007. The study shows a severe impact on the climate change on state's infrastructure and construction. According to the report, a warming...
- At Long Last, Some Action? Traynor, Michael // Environmental Forum;May/Jun2009, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p36
The article highlights the plan of U.S. President Barack Obama in addressing the global warming, which he launched during his budget message to Congress in February 2009 in the U.S. It mentions that the president aims to promote a clean energy economy, which gives American a job that pay well....
- Assessment of Human Health Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change in Cuba. Bult�, Paulo L�zaro Ort�; Rodr�guez, Antonio P�rez; Valencia, Alina Rivero; Vega, Nicol�s Le�n; Gonzalez, Manuel D�az; Carrera, Alina P�rez // Environmental Health Perspectives;Dec2006, Vol. 114 Issue 12, p1942
In this study we assessed the potential effects of climate variability and change on population health in Cuba. We describe the climate of Cuba as well as the patterns of climate-sensitive diseases of primary concern, particularly dengue fever. Analyses of the associations between climatic...
