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Displaying 9 of about 9 results[...]Dengue fever is a climate-sensitive disease that is spread through the saliva of an infected female Aedes mosquito when it bites an uninfected person. Dengue fever presents with high fever, severe headache, flu-like symptoms, intense joint and muscle pain, and other flu-like symptoms. It is usually a mild disease that can be adequately treated with…
… through a participation process. Preparing for future heat extremes With the increase in extreme heat events caused by climate change , policymakers, urban … preparing for emergency response, and establishing heat warning systems. Hence, there is a growing need for …
… piloted during the Son Loi outbreak in Vinh Phuc (first wave), and then scaled up to other affected areas such as Bac … piloted during the Son Loi outbreak in Vinh Phuc (first wave), and then scaled up to other affected areas such as Bac …
… are being lost due to unprecedented floods and fires, heat-related illnesses are on the rise, and our food systems … impacts of climate change. This means reducing the flow of heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. We can do … (for example, the burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat or transport) preserve and restore the 'sinks' that …
… habitats. This allowed them to create a global bushmeat heat map that placed locations into four categories based on … habitats. This allowed them to create a global bushmeat heat map that placed locations into four categories based on …
… per year because of malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress alone, according to the World Health … And the speed at which a vaccine was developed in the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the capabilities … per year because of malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress alone, according to the World Health …
The UK’s COVID inquiry is putting pandemic policymaking under the microscope. One of the key questions is who should make decisions in an emergency, and how.In a government committee hearing before the inquiry began, Dominic Cummings, former chief adviser to Boris Johnson, suggested a “kind of dictator” should be in charge in such times of crisis, relyi…
… two strains from Brazil were found amidst the second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak,3 recognized as P.1, which has … in weather patterns and increasing risks of floods, heat waves and epidemics, is a significant motivator for …
… expansion of urban green and blue spaces for reducing heat impacts, flood risk reduction, and biodiversity … as a threat to health and well-being in Europe: focus on heat and infectious diseases. Publi- cations Office of the …