Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Sub-Saharan Africa, Bronchitis, Malaria
27 Aug 2018
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Lecture #16: should the elderly be more worried. 2013 - one of wettest years on record since 1970"s. 2015 - lowest rainfall in over 100 years. Graph of total reservoir water stored in the western cape"s largest. One of the rst cities to run out of water. (in the next few months or in then next year) Majority of scientists say this is due to climate change: excessive rain all at once and then no rain (drought) It"s a disaster scenario if they run out of water. They have cut down to almost half their normal consumption of water. Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st. The lancet and university college london institute for global health. Managing the health e ects of climate change. 5 celsius increase globally by 2090: canada"s north will de nitely be a ected by this, strained health systems, major forced migration due to environmental disasters, con ict over limited resources.
