Changes in extreme events and the potential impacts on human health
| Autor: | Stephanie C. Herring, Jesse E. Bell, Kenneth E. Kunkel, Claudia L. Brown, Kathryn C. Conlon, Adam B. Smith, Jay H. Lawrimore, Christopher K. Uejio, Carl J. Schreck, George Luber |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Climate Change Extreme events Climate change 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Affect (psychology) 01 natural sciences Article Human health Extreme weather Geography Environmental health Humans Public Health sense organs skin and connective tissue diseases Weather Waste Management and Disposal Socioeconomic status Forecasting 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | J Air Waste Manag Assoc |
| ISSN: | 2162-2906 1096-2247 |
| Popis: | Extreme weather and climate-related events affect human health by causing death, injury, and illness, as well as having large socioeconomic impacts. Climate change has caused changes in extreme event frequency, intensity, and geographic distribution, and will continue to be a driver for change in the future. Some of these events include heat waves, droughts, wildfires, dust storms, flooding rains, coastal flooding, storm surges, and hurricanes. The pathways connecting extreme events to health outcomes and economic losses can be diverse and complex. The difficulty in predicting these relationships comes from the local societal and environmental factors that affect disease burden. More information is needed about the impacts of climate change on public health and economies to effectively plan for and adapt to climate change. This paper describes some of the ways extreme events are changing and provides examples of the potential impacts on human health and infrastructure. It also identifies key research gaps to be addressed to improve the resilience of public health to extreme events in the future. IMPLICATIONS: Extreme weather and climate events affect human health by causing death, injury, and illness, as well as having large socioeconomic impacts. Climate change has caused changes in extreme event frequency, intensity, and geographic distribution, and will continue to be a driver for change in the future. Some of these events include heat waves, droughts, wildfires, flooding rains, coastal flooding, surges, and hurricanes. The pathways connecting extreme events to health outcomes and economic losses can be diverse and complex. The difficulty in predicting these relationships comes from the local societal and environmental factors that affect disease burden. |
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