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    Climate change affects human health in several ways. Warmer temperatures can increase heat-related illnesses and deaths and worsen air and water pollution. Changes in weather patterns may enhance the spread of diseases. Extreme weather events from climate change, such as stronger storms, floods, and hurricanes, can directly threaten human lives and health through injuries or death. They can also indirectly impact health by reducing access to food and water, disrupting infrastructure and services, and contributing to illnesses and mental health issues in their aftermath. The impacts will depend on factors like public health systems, individual vulnerability, exposure levels, and adaptation capabilities. While the U.S. has strong public health systems, climate change is still expected to negatively affect many Americans

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    Climate change affects human health in several ways. Warmer temperatures can increase heat-related illnesses and deaths and worsen air and water pollution. Changes in weather patterns may enhance the spread of diseases. Extreme weather events from climate change, such as stronger storms, floods, and hurricanes, can directly threaten human lives and health through injuries or death. They can also indirectly impact health by reducing access to food and water, disrupting infrastructure and services, and contributing to illnesses and mental health issues in their aftermath. The impacts will depend on factors like public health systems, individual vulnerability, exposure levels, and adaptation capabilities. While the U.S. has strong public health systems, climate change is still expected to negatively affect many Americans

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    Climate change affects human health in several ways. Warmer temperatures can increase heat-related illnesses and deaths and worsen air and water pollution. Changes in weather patterns may enhance the spread of diseases. Extreme weather events from climate change, such as stronger storms, floods, and hurricanes, can directly threaten human lives and health through injuries or death. They can also indirectly impact health by reducing access to food and water, disrupting infrastructure and services, and contributing to illnesses and mental health issues in their aftermath. The impacts will depend on factors like public health systems, individual vulnerability, exposure levels, and adaptation capabilities. While the U.S. has strong public health systems, climate change is still expected to negatively affect many Americans

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    Influence of climate on mans activities

    Weather and climate play a significant role in people's health. Changes in climate affect the
    average weather conditions that we are accustomed to. Warmer average temperatures will likely
    lead to hotter days and more frequent and longer heat waves. This could increase the number of
    heat-related illnesses and deaths. Increases in the frequency or severity of extreme weather
    events such as storms could increase the risk of dangerous flooding, high winds, and other direct
    threats to people and property. Warmer temperatures could increase the concentrations of
    unhealthy air and water pollutants. Changes in temperature, precipitation patterns, and extreme
    events could enhance the spread of some diseases.
    Source: USGCRP (2009)
    The impacts of climate change on health will depend on many factors. These factors include the
    effectiveness of a community's public health and safety systems to address or prepare for the risk
    and the behaviour, age, gender, and economic status of individuals affected. Impacts will likely
    vary by region, the sensitivity of populations, the extent and length of exposure to climate
    change impacts, and society's ability to adapt to change.
    Although the United States has well-developed public health systems (compared with those of
    many developing countries), climate change will still likely affect many Americans. In addition,
    the impacts of climate change on public health around the globe could have important
    consequences for the United States. For example, more frequent and intense storms may require
    more disaster relief and declines in agriculture may increase food shortages.

    Impacts from extreme weather events


    The frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation events is projected to increase in some
    locations, as is the severity (wind speeds and rain) of tropical storms. [1] These extreme weather
    events could cause injuries and, in some cases, death. As with heat waves, the people most at risk
    include young children, older adults, people with medical conditions, and the poor. Extreme
    events can also indirectly threaten human health in a number of ways. For example, extreme
    events can:
    Reduce the availability of fresh food and water.
    Interrupt communication, utility, and health care services.
    Contribute to carbon monoxide poisoning from portable electric generators used during and after
    storms.
    Increase stomach and intestinal illness among evacuees.
    Contribute to mental health impacts such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder
    (PTSD)

    Photograph of cars parked on street with standing floodwaters at or above the window level.
    Flooded streets in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Source: FEMA (2005)

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