Description
Health is a factor of climate change affected by social and environmental changes; those include changes to clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure shelter. The World Health Organization states that climate change will produce overwhelmingly negative effects on health.
H-GAC land use, by parcel, present (2010; left) and future (2040; right).
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External Resources
- CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, Climate Change:
http://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showClimateChangeLanding.action
Data relevant to coasts, food, ecosystems, water, health, and other sectors
Reference
- Conlon K, Monaghan A, Hayden M, Wilhelmi O (2016) Potential Impacts of Future Warming and Land Use Changes on Intra-Urban Heat Exposure in Houston, Texas. PLoS ONE 11(2): e0148890. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148890