Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems : final report /
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
U.S. Climate Change Science Program,
[2008]
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| Series: | Synthesis and assessment product ;
4.6. |
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS110694 |
Table of Contents:
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Scope and Approach of the SAP 4.6 1-3
- Climate Change in the United States: Context for an Assessment of Impacts on Human Systems
- Rising temperatures
- Trends in precipitation
- Rising sea levels and erosion of coastal zones
- Changes in Extreme Conditions
- Population Trends and Migration Patterns: A Context for Assessing Climate-related Impacts
- Trends in total U.S. Population
- Migration patterns
- Complex Linkages: The Role of Non-climate Factors
- Economic status
- Technology
- Infrastructure
- Human and Social Capital and Behaviors
- Institutions
- Interacting effects
- Reporting Uncertainty in SAP
- Human health
- Introduction
- Observed Climate-Sensitive Health Outcomes in the United States
- Thermal Extremes: Heat Waves
- Thermal Extremes: Cold Waves
- Extreme Events: Hurricanes, Floods, and Wildfires
- Indirect Health Impacts of Climate Change
- Projected Health Impacts of Climate Change in the United States
- Heat-Related Mortality
- Hurricanes, Floods, Wildfires and Health Impacts
- Vectorborne and Zoonotic Diseases
- Water- and Foodborne Diseases
- Air Quality Morbidity and Mortality
- Vulnerable Regions and Subpopulations
- Vulnerable Regions
- Specific Subpopulations at Risk
- Adaptation
- Actors and Their Roles and Responsibilities for Adaptation
- Adaptation Measures to Manage Climate Change-Related Health Risks
- Conclusions.