Is climate change affecting human health?
First principles suggest that climate change is affecting human health, based on what is understood about the relationships between the mean and variability of temperature, precipitation, and other weather variables and climate-sensitive health outcomes, and the magnitude of climate change that has...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
IOP Publishing
2013-01-01
|
| Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/031002 |
| _version_ | 1797748388178952192 |
|---|---|
| author | Kristie L Ebi |
| author_facet | Kristie L Ebi |
| author_sort | Kristie L Ebi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | First principles suggest that climate change is affecting human health, based on what is understood about the relationships between the mean and variability of temperature, precipitation, and other weather variables and climate-sensitive health outcomes, and the magnitude of climate change that has occurred. However, the complexity of these relationships and the multiple drivers of climate-sensitive health outcomes makes the detection and attribution of changing disease patterns to climate change very challenging. Nevertheless, efforts to do so are vital for informing policy and for prioritizing adaptation and mitigation options. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-12T16:04:03Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-d5b3475c6ef5404c856e9e65f7c16841 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1748-9326 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-12T16:04:03Z |
| publishDate | 2013-01-01 |
| publisher | IOP Publishing |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Environmental Research Letters |
| spelling | doaj.art-d5b3475c6ef5404c856e9e65f7c168412023-08-09T14:27:06ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262013-01-018303100210.1088/1748-9326/8/3/031002Is climate change affecting human health?Kristie L Ebi0ClimAdapt, LLC , 424 Tyndall Street, Los Altos, CA 94022, USAFirst principles suggest that climate change is affecting human health, based on what is understood about the relationships between the mean and variability of temperature, precipitation, and other weather variables and climate-sensitive health outcomes, and the magnitude of climate change that has occurred. However, the complexity of these relationships and the multiple drivers of climate-sensitive health outcomes makes the detection and attribution of changing disease patterns to climate change very challenging. Nevertheless, efforts to do so are vital for informing policy and for prioritizing adaptation and mitigation options.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/031002 |
| spellingShingle | Kristie L Ebi Is climate change affecting human health? Environmental Research Letters |
| title | Is climate change affecting human health? |
| title_full | Is climate change affecting human health? |
| title_fullStr | Is climate change affecting human health? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is climate change affecting human health? |
| title_short | Is climate change affecting human health? |
| title_sort | is climate change affecting human health |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/031002 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT kristielebi isclimatechangeaffectinghumanhealth |