References: Epstein‚ P. R. (2001). Climate change and emerging infectious diseases. Microbes and Infection‚ 3(9)‚ 747-754. doi: 10.1016/S1286-4579(01)01429-0 Khasnis‚ A. A.‚ & Nettleman‚ M. D. (2005). Global Warming and Infectious Disease. Archives Of Medical Research‚ 36(6)‚ 689-696. doi:10.1016/j.arcmed.2005.03.041 Kiska‚ Deanna L. (2000). Global climate change: An infectious disease perspective. Clinical Microbiology Newsletter‚ 22(11)‚ 81-86
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turbines that exploit Britain’s climate‚ hydro-power which captures energy from falling water‚ and wave power which captures energy from the sea are some of the main sources. The potential for the effective use of renewable sources of the main sources. The potential for the effective use of renewable sources of energy in this country is huge‚ but its implementation is poor. What is the cost of using non-renewable sources? Most serious of all is the contribution to climate change. We have been steadily
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Climate Scare Is all the hype about man made climate change going to destroy the human race. In The 11th Hour by Leonardo DiCaprio‚ we hear and see the perceived effects man-made climate change is having on our planet. Flooding‚ hurricanes‚ and drought‚ all caused by man’s use of fossil fuels‚ our only chance of survival‚ eliminate our use of fossil fuels. Bill McKibben agrees with this theory‚ in “350 Science” he informs us the current level of carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ 392 parts per million‚
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Climate refugee In 2011‚ IDMC reported that disasters such as floods‚ storms and earthquakes triggered the displacement of over 15 million‚ more than 90% of which were related to climate or extreme weather events. Displacement related to slow-onset disasters‚ including drought and long-term processes of environmental degradation and habitat loss displace many more‚ but is un-quantified. International Organization for Migration The links between climate change and migration‚ however‚ are complicated
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Climate change is one of the most important global environmental challenges‚ with implications for food production‚ water supply‚ health‚ energy‚ etc. Addressing climate change requires a good scientific understanding as well as coordinated action at national and global level. This paper addresses these challenges. Historically‚ the responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions’ increase lies largely with the industrialized world‚ though the developing countries are likely to be the source of an increasing
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Climate of Bangladesh Climate is the average weather of 30-year time period for a particular region. Climate is not the same as weather‚ but rather‚ it is the average pattern of weather for a particular region. Weather describes the short-term state of atmosphere. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the center of Bangladesh and the country’s climate can be described as tropical monsoon type - warm and humid in the summer‚ dry and cool in the winter. The dominant climatic factor for Bangladesh is
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Some of the major effects of deforestation include biodiversity loss‚ local climate change and global warming. Farmers often have trouble raising crops‚ which typically results in more problems‚ such as an increase in food prices. Soil erosion and cultural displacement also can occur. Those who want to address the problem have a variety of options‚ however. Biodiversity Loss A loss of biodiversity often follows a reduction in the amount of forested land. Trees‚ shrubs and other plants provide shelter
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Elements of weather and climate[edit] There are several elements that make up the weather and climate of a place. The major of these elements are five: temperature‚ pressure‚ wind‚ humidity and rain. Analysis of these elements can provide the basis for forecasting weather. These same elements make also the basis of climatology study‚ of course‚ within a different time scale rather than it does in meteorology. Modifying factors of weather and climate[edit] The more important are also five: latitude
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Essay 1 Prompt 1: Stabilizing Climate: An Energy Efficiency Revolution Take a moment to think about the amount of energy that you‚ just a miniscule one human-being on this earth out of billions‚ use each and every day. Simple tasks that each human does at every little moment use up a sufficient amount of energy: turning a light on in your house‚ driving to school or work‚ or using air conditioning to cool your house. Unfortunately‚ this energy releases massive amounts of carbon dioxide emissions
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CLIMATE CHANGE Over the last century we have witnessed a decrease of nearly 10 percentage snow cover and a 10 - 15 percentage decrease rn spring and summersea - ice in the northem hemisphere. Others obserued changes that have linked to climate include longer growing seasons‚ increases in rainfall and rainfallintensity in the northem hemisphere‚ and shtt?s in when ice freezes and breaks up on rivers and lakes. The global average surface temperatures could increase 1.4% to‚ 5.8%io C by 2100. Daily
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