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Impacts of Rising CO2 on the Nutritional Value of Crops
... carbohydrates-to-protein ratio can have unhealthy effects on human metabolism and body mass. ...
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... risk for distress, anxiety, and other adverse mental health effects in the aftermath of an extreme event. ...
Figure 7.5: Mississippi River Level at St. Louis, Missouri
... 2012 drought and water levels above flood stage in 2013. (Figure source: adapted from USGS 2015) ...
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 ...
Figure 6.6: Projected Changes in Caribbean Gambierdiscus Species
... G. belizeanus, G. carolinianus) for the period 2014–2099. (Figure source: adapted from Kibler et al. 2015). ...
Key Finding 3: Worsened Allergy and Asthma Conditions
Changes in climate, specifically rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and ...
Figure 5.2: Changes in Lyme Disease Case Report Distribution
... the distribution and the numbers of cases have increased. (Figure source: adapted from CDC 2015) ...
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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Many medications used to treat a variety of mental health disorders interfere with temperature regulation and heat elimination and ...
Figure 6.7: Projections of Growth of Alexandrium in Puget Sound
... rate values above 0.25_d constitute a bloom of Alexandrium (Figure source: adapted from Jacobs et al. 2015) ...
A2.1 Introduction
... of information submitted by the public, screening and assessment of the eligibility of the collected literature, and synthesis of the ...
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Farmer in drought-stressed peanut field in Georgia. Health implications of drought include contamination and depletion of water ...
Figure 9.4: Mapping Social Vulnerability
... (the top quartile) with the lowest quartile in pale yellow. (Figure source: ATSDR 2015) ...
Figure ES6: Changes in Lyme Disease Case Report Distribution
... of cases have increased (see Ch. 5: Vector-Borne Diseases). (Figure source: adapted from CDC 2015) ...
Figure 3.4: Ragweed Pollen Season Lengthens
... largest increases have been observed in northern cities. (Figure source: Melillo et al. 2014. Photo credit: Lewis Ziska, USDA). ...
Figure 5.4: Projected Change in Lyme Disease Onset Week
... Additional details can be found in Monaghan et al. (2015). (Figure source: adapted from Monaghan et al. 2015). ...
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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... by additional emissions reductions of ozone precursors, climate-drivenincreases in ozone will cause premature deaths, hospital visits, ...
Figure 6.4: Projections of Vibrio Occurrence and Abundance in Chesapeake Bay
... (2025–2034), 2050 (2045–2054), and 2095 (2090–2099). (Figure source: adapted from Jacobs et al. 2015). ...
Table 7.1: Foodborne Illness and Climate Change
Estimated annual number of foodborne illnesses and deaths in the United States. (Adapted from Scallan et al. 2011; Akil et al. 2014; Kim et al. 2015; Lal et al. 2012)
Figure 1.2: Change in Number of Extreme Precipitation Events
... amount exceeds a threshold for a once-per-year recurrence. (Figure source: adapted from Mellilo et al. 2014) ...
Figure 6.5: Changes in Suitable Coastal Vibrio Habitat in Alaska
... shoreline in August will become suitable Vibrio habitat. (Figure source: adapted from Jacobs et al. 2015) ...
Figure 4.3: Hurricane-Induced Flood Effects in Eastern and Central United States
... light gray areas of the map fall outside of the study area). Figure 4.3 shows that hurricanes are important contributors to flooding in the ... conditions are also important factors for flooding. (Figure source: adapted from Villarini et al. 2014) ...
Figure 7.3: Seasonality of Human Illnesses Associated With Foodborne Pathogens
... (dashed lines) are plus and minus one standard deviation. (Figure sources: a, b, and c: adapted from Lal et al. 2012; d: adapted from ...
A4.2 Evaluation of Confidence in the Validity of a Finding
... in the Key Findings are based on the expert judgment of the chapter authors. Authors provide supporting evidence for each of the chapter’s Key Findings in the Traceable Accounts. Confidence is expressed ...
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