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Figure 4.3: Hurricane-Induced Flood Effects in Eastern and Central United States
... States. Land use/land cover properties and soil moisture conditions are also important factors for flooding. (Figure source: adapted ...
Research Highlight: Increased Risk of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP)
... Caribbean species of Gambierdiscus were run using 11 global climate model projections for specific buoy locations in the western Gulf of ...
Figure 1.4: Projected Changes in the Hottest/Coldest and Wettest/Driest Day of the Year
Projected changes in several climate variables for 2046–2065 with respect to the 1981–2000 average for ...
Figure ES3: Projected Changes in Deaths in U.S. Cities by Season
... 209 U.S. cities examined, using the GFDL–CM3 and MIROC5 climate models (see Ch. 2: Temperature-Related Deaths and Illness). (Figure ...
Key Finding 2: Even Small Differences from Seasonal Average Temperatures Result in Illness and Death
... would lead to underestimating the future impact of climate change [Likely, High Confidence]. ...
Key Finding 4: Extreme Weather Limits Access to Safe Foods
... or intensity of some extreme weather events associated with climate change will increase disruptions of food distribution by damaging ...
Figure 7.3: Seasonality of Human Illnesses Associated With Foodborne Pathogens
A review of the published literature from 1960 to 2010 indicates a summertime peak in the incidence of illnesses associated with infection from a) Campylobacter, b) Salmonella, and c) Escherichia coli (E. coli). For these three pathogens, the monthly...
Figure 1.1: Major U.S. Climate Trends
Major U.S. national and regional climate trends. Shaded areas are the U.S. regions defined in the 2014 NCA. ...
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... to increased injuries associated with treacherous road conditions and impaired driving visibility. ...
Key Finding 4: Extreme Heat Increases Risks for People with Mental Illness
... illness are at higher risk for poor physical and mental health due to extreme heat [High Confidence]. Increases in extreme heat will ...
Key Finding 3: Changing Tolerance to Extreme Heat
... in this tolerance have been associated with increased use of air conditioning, improved social responses, and/or physiological ...
Figure 5.3: Life Cycle of Blacklegged Ticks, Ixodes scapularis
... and some of the changes in seasonality expected with climate change. (Figure source: adapted from CDC 2015) ...
Figure 7.5: Mississippi River Level at St. Louis, Missouri
... MO, from October 2007 through October 2014 showing low water conditions during the 2012 drought and water levels above flood stage in 2013. ...
Figure 6.3: Locations of Livestock and Projections of Heavy Precipitation
... of precipitation and subsequent increases in runoff are key climate factors that increase the potential for pathogens associated with ...
Key Finding 1: Seasonal and Geographic Changes in Waterborne Illness Risk
Increases in water temperatures associated with climate change will alter the seasonal windows of growth and the geographic ...
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... risk for distress, anxiety, and other adverse mental health effects in the aftermath of an extreme event. ...
Figure 9.5: Heat-Related Illness in Georgia
... experienced more hazardous heat events, had less access to health care, and had a higher percentage of people living alone. (Figure ...
Key Finding 2: Runoff from Extreme Precipitation Increases Exposure Risk
... algal blooms [High Confidence]. As a result, the risk of human exposure to agents of water-related illness will increase [Medium ...
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... by additional emissions reductions of ozone precursors, climate-drivenincreases in ozone will cause premature deaths, hospital visits, ...
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Many medications used to treat a variety of mental health disorders interfere with temperature regulation and heat elimination and ...
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... 6.8 million children in the United States are affected by asthma, making it a major chronic disease of childhood. ...
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