Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems : final report /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.), National Science and Technology Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Global Change Research
Other Authors: Gamble, Janet L., Ebi, Kristie L.
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : U.S. Climate Change Science Program, [2008]
Series:Synthesis and assessment product ; 4.6.
Subjects:
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.