Health Sciences 3400A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Waterborne Diseases, Lyme Disease, Climate Change Mitigation

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3400A/B
• Professor: Melanie Macphail

Document Summary

Environmental effects of climate change (be able to list a few) How does climate change affect health? (general stuff, How does climate change affect health? specific effects (3) Global temperature rise not part of regular cycles in temp according tonasa, greater than 95% chance that it is due to human activity. Happeningfaster tha(cid:374) (cid:449)e"(cid:448)e e(cid:448)e(cid:396) see(cid:374) i(cid:374) the past so e(cid:448)e(cid:374) if it"s pa(cid:396)tl(cid:455) naturallychanging temperature, humans are contributing to speeding that up. Averagesurface temp rising esp inlast 35 years: glo(cid:271)al temperaturerise, wa(cid:396)(cid:373)i(cid:374)go(cid:272)ea(cid:374)s, sh(cid:396)i(cid:374)ki(cid:374)gi(cid:272)esheets, gla(cid:272)ialret(cid:396)eat, de(cid:272)(cid:396)easeds(cid:374)o(cid:449) co(cid:448)e(cid:396, sea le(cid:448)el rise, de(cid:272)li(cid:374)i(cid:374)g a(cid:396)(cid:272)ti(cid:272) seai(cid:272)e, e(cid:454)t(cid:396)e(cid:373)ee(cid:448)e(cid:374)ts, o(cid:272)ea(cid:374)a(cid:272)idifi(cid:272)atio(cid:374, effe(cid:272)tso(cid:374)pla(cid:374)ts/a(cid:374)i(cid:373)als, social and environmental determinants of health. Benefits in temperate climates: net effects. Additional deaths each year: changing temperatures - extreme heat = deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory disease. Rising levels of ozone and other pollutants: natural disasters and rainfall. Rising sea levels and extreme events destroy homes, medical facilities, etc. Increased risk of drought, famine and flood.