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The effects of climate change on human health are profound because they increase heat-related illnesses and deaths, respiratory diseases, and the spread of infectious diseases. There is widespread agreement among researchers, health professionals and organizations that climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century.
For marine heatwave, the teleconnection process that play a dominant role are atmospheric blocking/subsidence, jet-stream position, oceanic kelvin waves, regional wind stress, warm surface air temperature, and seasonal climate oscillations. These processes contribute to regional warming trends that disproportionately effect Western boundary ...
Health authorities emphasized the risk of heat stress and heat-related illnesses. [1] Several schools in Victoria were cancelled or relocated on 16 December due to extreme heat or wildfire risk. The Victorian Environment Protection Authority issued alerts to 38 different industrial businesses warning them to lower their dust production. [3]
When heat waves hit, dogs are also susceptible to heat stress and head strokes, according to the American Kennel Club. Heat stress: Heat stress in dogs occurs when a dog's resting temperature hits ...
Summer heat is in full swing, and Dr. Kim Sanders, director of the Anderson County P.A.W.S. shelter, says it's extremely important to remind pet owners to take care of their furry loved ones.
Increased intensity of global climate change causes even greater increases of thermal heat index in Jamaican farm animals. High thermal heat index is one of the more widely used indicators of heat stress. [12] In general, the preferred ambient temperature range for domestic animals is between 10 and 30 °C (50 and 86 °F).
Some climate change effects: wildfire caused by heat and dryness, bleached coral caused by ocean acidification and heating, environmental migration caused by desertification, and coastal flooding caused by storms and sea level rise. Effects of climate change are well documented and growing for Earth's natural environment and human societies. Changes to the climate system include an overall ...
Heat waves cause roads and highways to buckle and melt, [80] water lines to burst, and power transformers to detonate, causing fires. A heat wave can also damage railways, by buckling and kinking rails. This can slow down or delay traffic. It can even lead to cancellations of service when rails are too dangerous to traverse by trains.