Climate change and public health / edited by Barry S. Levy and Jonathan A. Patz, with the assistance of Heather L. McStowe.
"These are actual occurrences that illustrate some of the environmental impacts and resultant health consequences of climate change, which is now well established as being caused by human activities.1 There is scientific consensus that human-caused climate change is increasing the frequency and...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Summary: | "These are actual occurrences that illustrate some of the environmental impacts and resultant health consequences of climate change, which is now well established as being caused by human activities.1 There is scientific consensus that human-caused climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and other adverse consequences of climate change (Chapter 2). This book summarizes what health professionals, environmental scientists, and others know about climate change and its adverse health consequences, and what can be done to mitigate its causes and to adapt to its consequences"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 449 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197683323 0197683320 9780197683316 0197683312 9780197683309 0197683304 |