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Climate change and extreme heat events.

Bibliographic Details
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Atlanta, Ga.] : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, [2013]
Subjects:
Climatic changes.
Heat waves (Meteorology) > Health aspects.
Heat > Physiological effect.
Climate Change.
Extreme Heat > adverse effects.
Heat Exhaustion > prevention & control.
Hot Temperature > adverse effects.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo108818
Table of Contents:
  • Overview
  • Understanding extreme heat events
  • Climate change and extreme heat event
  • Responding to extreme heat events
  • Conclusion.