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2 HEALTH RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE:WHAT WE KNOW AND WHY WE MODEL
2 HEALTH RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE:WHAT WE KNOW AND WHY WE MODEL
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Severe storms, such as Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Katrina, can overload the functionality of health-care systems, which in turn may have negative consequences in particular for the elderly and those who have chronic medical conditions. Jan Semenza of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, described data published in the 2013 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change4 "Summary for Policymakers" that demonstrate increases in surface temperature and changing patterns of precipitation around the world.
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George Luuber of the US Centers for Disease Con trol and Prev S vention Clima and Healt ate th Program noted that the eff fects of globa climate cha al ange will vary substantially by region. y So ome places are warming faster than ot a f thers, and the percent of extreme tem e mperature eve ents 5 Enterococcus is a genus of bacte that can cau gastroenter itis ("stomach flu")
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Luber named Hurricane Katrina as an example of a complex emergency – 800,000 people were displaced, and thus the challenges accompanying lost livelihood and community impacted both New Orleans and the cities where citizens took up new residence. The combination of large-scale ecologic perturbations caused by climate change and by global trade and travel can lead to novel health threats, Luber said.
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As climate change affects rates of famine and increases the likelihood of conflicts over scarce resources, it is also likely to undermine human health in other ways. Stéphane Hallegatte of the World Bank pointed out that there could be a huge effect on the dynamics of health worldwide.
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To develop better early warning systems, which are not yet designed to address what may happen in a changing climate. To assess costs and benefits of health risks climate change or climate adaptation policies.
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