1. Public health-related impacts of climate change in California : white paper
- Subjects
- Climatic changes Health aspects California., Global warming Health aspects California., Medical climatology California., Air Pollution Health aspects California., Climatologie médicale Californie., Air Pollution Health aspects., Climatic changes Health aspects., Global warming Health aspects., Medical climatology., California.
- Abstract
This report focuses on public health impacts associated with climate change. Summer temperatures in California under scenarios of future climate change are projected to increase by 2°C to 7°C (3.6°F to 12.6°F) by the year 2100. Increases will be accompanied by longer, more frequent, and more severe extreme heat conditions. These increases are expected to affect human health directly through heat-related mortality, and indirectly through air pollution, potential effects on various infectious diseases, and wildfires. By the end-of-century, the likelihood of extreme heat is projected to be 2-4 times greater under the climate change scenarios examined. For an increasingly urbanized population, extreme heat waves create a significant risk of adverse health effects and heat-related mortality.
- Published
- 2006