LEADER 00000cam 2200445 i 4500 003 MiFhGG 005 20170523091549.0 006 m o d 007 cr un ---uuuua 008 100408s2010 miuab ob 001 0 eng d 020 9780737755176|q(electronic book) 020 |z9780737748581|q(hardcover) 035 (OCoLC)667805727 040 MiFhGG|beng|cMiFhGG|erda|epn 082 04 363.738/74 082 04 363.738/74|222 099 Gale eBooks 100 1 Henningfeld, Diane Andrews,|eauthor. 245 10 Health and disease /|cDiane Andrews Henningfeld.||h[Gale electronic resource] 264 1 Detroit, Mich. :|bGreenhaven Press,|c2010. 300 1 online resource (136 pages) :|bcolor illustrations, color map. 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 490 1 Confronting global warming 490 0 Gale eBooks 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Health and disease in a warming world : an overview -- The direct temperature effects of global warming on health -- Aridity and human health : drought, desertification, and wildfires -- Extreme weather and health : hurricanes and floods -- The impact of diminished air quality on health - - Global warming and infectious disease -- Food and water : access and safety -- Melting ice and rising sea levels : impacts on health -- The impact of global warming on health : conclusion. 520 Explores in detail the range of current and impending challenges the planet faces as a result of global warming. Examines these issues from a variety of expert perspectives, highlights key future challenges, and addresses the pros and cons of potential solutions. This volume focuses on health and disease. 588 Description based on print version record. 650 0 Global warming|xHealth aspects. 650 0 Climatic changes|xHealth aspects. 650 0 Extreme weather|xHealth aspects. 650 0 Environmentally induced diseases. 650 0 Medical climatology. 710 2 Gale Group. 776 08 |iPrint version:|tHealth and disease.|dDetroit, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, c2010|z9780737748581|w(DLC) 2010014227 830 0 Confronting global warming. 856 40 |uhttps://ezproxy.naperville-lib.org/login?URL=https:// link.gale.com/apps/pub/4EFK/GVRL?sid=gale_marc& u=napervillepl|zAvailable on Gale eBooks