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Case Study: Extreme Drought and the Mississippi River, 2012
... or severity of some types of extreme weather under continued climate change. ...
Impacts of Rising CO2 on the Nutritional Value of Crops
... carbohydrates-to-protein ratio can have unhealthy effects on human metabolism and body mass. ...
Key Finding 3: Worsened Allergy and Asthma Conditions
Changes in climate, specifically rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and ...
Key Finding 3: Water Infrastructure Failure
... As a result, the risk of exposure to water-related pathogens, chemicals, and algal toxins will increase in recreational and ...
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... risk for distress, anxiety, and other adverse mental health effects in the aftermath of an extreme event. ...
Figure 4.4: Projected Increases in Very Large Fires
Based on 17 climate model simulations for the continental United States using a higher ...
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Many medications used to treat a variety of mental health disorders interfere with temperature regulation and heat elimination and ...
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 ...
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... events have been statistically linked to increased levels of pathogens in treated drinking water supplies. ...
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 ...
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Farmer in drought-stressed peanut field in Georgia. Health implications of drought include contamination and depletion of water ...
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]. ...
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) ...
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 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. ...
A2.1 Introduction
... of information submitted by the public, screening and assessment of the eligibility of the collected literature, and synthesis of the ...
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 ...
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Residents and volunteers in Queens, New York City, filter through clothes and food supplies from donors following ...
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... by additional emissions reductions of ozone precursors, climate-drivenincreases in ozone will cause premature deaths, hospital visits, ...
Figure ES6: Changes in Lyme Disease Case Report Distribution
... and the numbers of cases have increased (see Ch. 5: Vector-Borne Diseases). (Figure source: adapted from CDC 2015) ...
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... to the Superdome days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1, 2005 ...
Flood Terminology
... soil moisture conditions, river basin topography, and human factors like land-use change and flood control infrastructure (dams, ...
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 ...
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... to take shelter at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown, New Jersey, October 31, 2012. ...
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