Seasonal forecasts, climatic change and human health [electronic resource] : health and climate / edited by Madeleine C. Thomson, Ricardo Garcia-Herrera and Martin Beniston.
Awareness that many key aspects of public health are strongly influenced by climate is growing dramatically, driven by new research and experience and fears of climate change and the research needed to underpin policy developments in area is growing rapidly. This awareness has yet to translate into...
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Dordrecht ; London :
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2008.
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| Series: | Advances in global change research ;
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Table of Contents:
- The impact on human health of climate and climate chage: research in the ENSEMBLES project from seasonal to centennial timescales
- "Flowering walnuts in the wood" and other bases for seasonal climate forecasting
- Climate and infectious diseases
- Integrating of seasonal forecasts into early warning systems for climate-sensitive diseases such as malaria and dengue
- Climate and environmental information and the control of epidemic meningitis in Africa
- A multimodal framework in support of malaria surveillance and control
- Recent developments and next steps in seasonal forecasting and health
- The RedGems information system: climate, environment and public health
- Impacts of heat and ozone on mortality risk in the New York City Metropolitan Region under a changing climate
- Physiological equivalent temperature as indicator for impacts of climate change on thermal comfort of humans
- Weather, ambient air pollution and bronchial asthma in Athens, Greece
- Outreach from the IAI collaborative research network on climate variability and human health impacts in the tropical Americas
- Recent developments and next steps in climate change and health.