Heat advisory protecting health on a warming planet / [electronic resource] :
Alan H. Lockwood, M.D.
- Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2016]
- 1 online resource (pages cm)
- UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The scientific evidence for climate change -- Heat and severe weather -- Infectious diseases -- Climate change, agriculture, and famine -- Sea level rise and environmental refugees -- Air quality -- Violence, conflict, and societal disruption -- Economic considerations -- Targeting health.
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Medical anthropology. Climatic changes--Health aspects. Global warming--Health aspects.