M6D1 Assignment Paper: The Climate Impacts on Human Health
We will be exploring how the predicted best and worst case scenarios from the effects of global climate change could impact various regions of the country, the world or specific factors. These are listed on the EPA web site in the left hand side menu.
First visit the EPA, The United States Environmental Protection Agency, “Climate Impacts on Society” web page and read the information posted on this page. https://www3(dot)epa(dot)gov/climatechange/impacts-adaptation/society.html
Then select one area from the left side menu either a location such as the Great Plains or a particular concern such as Human Health. Read all the information on this topic.
Next locate the “What EPA is Doing” link in the left side menu. Read all the information on this page to begin your research on possible solutions to the problems of the region, location or concern you have selected.
Do additional research on solutions suggested or tried for your topic. Include:
Post the location, region or concern you selected in the title of your initial post.
Create a clear organized and complete summary of the climate impacts on your selected topic, area etc.
Discuss the worst case and best case scenarios predicted for this topic.
Discuss the EPA solutions mentioned
Discuss the additional research information you have located and how this supports the EPA efforts or goes in a different direction and why
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Abstract
The area of concern selected is the climate impacts on human health. The various climate variations include changes in precipitation, warming temperatures and a rise in frequency of extreme weather events and other times rising sea levels (Karl, 2009). All these changes pose a threat to human health by affecting the type of food we consume, the water we take, the air we inhale, and the kind of weather that we experience.
The worst case scenario of the impact of the climatic changes on human health would occur when there are excessive flooding, droughts, and storms these particular extreme events threaten human health, during and after their occurrence. The following evidence justifies these cases:
* There is reduction in availability of safe food and drinking water
* Roads get damaged, and bridges hence transport disruption
* Communication is also ...
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