Seasonal Forecasts, Climatic Change and Human Health (eBook)

From the Table of Contents Acknowledgements List of Contributors Section 1.-1 Seasonal climate forecasting for health.- 2 The impact on human health of climate and climate change: Research in the ENSEMBLES Project from seasonal to centennial timescales.- 3 Flowering Walnuts in the Wood' and Other Bases for Seasonal Climate Forecasting.- 4 Climate and infectious diseases.- 5 Integration of seasonal forecasts into early warning systems for climate sensitive diseases such as malaria and dengue.-6 Climate and environmental information and the control of epidemic meningitis in Africa.- 7 A Multimodel Framework in Spport of Malaria Suveillance and Control.- 8 Recent Developments and Next Steps in Seasonal Forecasting and Health.- Section 2.- 9 Climate change and health.- 10 The RedGems* Information System: Climate, Environment and Public Health.- 11 Impacts of Heat and ozone on Mortality Risk in the New York City Metropolitain Region under a Changing Climate.- 12 Physiological Equivalent Temperature as Indicator For Impacts of Climate Change on Thermal Comfort of Humans.- 13 Weather, Ambient Air Pollution and Bronchial Asthma In Athens, Greece.- 14 Outreach from the IAI Collaborative Research Network On Climate Variability and Human Health Impacts in the Tropical Americas.- 15 Recent Developments and Next Steps in Climate Change and Health.- Index.- Appendix 1 Colour plates.