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    Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
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    Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment

    By US Global Change Research Program

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  • Climate change continues to be a hot-button issue; the findings of this study, which were ordered by the Obama administration, will be controversial under the Trump administration, which has denied the existence of climate change.

  • Includes five separate appendices, which feature a glossary and index, future projections, and data about the study itself, including process and uncertainties.

  • Provides information for American citizens to prepare for impending changes to diet, weather, illness, and other aspects of daily life.

  • Provides scientific data in full color diagrams, charts, and key takeaway sections in order to make findings accessible for all readers.
    • LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkyhorse Publishing
    Release dateFeb 6, 2018
    ISBN9781510726215
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    Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
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    US Global Change Research Program

    The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) was established by Presidential Initiative in 1989 and mandated by Congress in the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990 to "assist the Nation and the world the understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change."

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