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Title:
The Climate Change and Your Health Initiative: Bringing the impacts of climate change home to you and your family
Author:
Union of Concerned Scientists
Date Published:
Description:
This effort is designed to highlight some of the major health risks associated with climate change in the United States and attempt to quantify their impacts. Includes an ongoing series of reports that documents how climate change is already affecting our health, discusses potential future impacts, and outlines some concrete steps we can take to protect against the health risks of global warming. Each report features an analysis of a specific climate-related health risk. Available reports include After the Storm: The Hidden Health Risks of Flooding in a Warming World (March 2012) and Rising Temperatures, Worsening Ozone Pollution (June 2011).
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http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/impacts/climate-change-and-your-health.html

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