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This is a list of statements by major scientific organizations about climate change, that have issued formal statements of opinion, classifies those organizations according to whether they concur with the IPCC view (i.e. the scientific consensus on climate change ), are non-committal, or dissent from it. The California Governor's Office website ...
Climate change is altering the geographic range and seasonality of some insects that can carry diseases, for example Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that is the vector for dengue transmission. Global climate change has increased the occurrence of some infectious diseases. Infectious diseases whose transmission is impacted by climate change include, for example, vector-borne diseases like dengue ...
The climate of the United States is shifting in ways that are widespread and varied between regions. [ 4][ 5] From 2010 to 2019, the United States experienced its hottest decade on record. [ 6] Extreme weather events, invasive species, floods and droughts are increasing. [ 7][ 8][ 9] Climate change's impacts on tropical cyclones and sea level ...
The Clinton health care plan of 1993 was a healthcare reform package proposed by the administration of President Bill Clinton and closely associated with the chair of the task force devising the plan, First Lady of the United States Hillary Clinton. President Clinton had campaigned heavily on health care in the 1992 presidential election. The ...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had been formed by the United Nations in 1988, [29] [30] and it presents reports summarizing the strength and extent of consensus on climate change and its numerous aspects to the member states of the United Nations, with the major reports released at 5-to-7-year intervals starting from 1990.
UNFCCC. WMO. UNEP. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) is an intergovernmental bodyof the United Nations. Its job is to advance scientific knowledge about climate changecaused by human activities.[1] The World Meteorological Organization(WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) set up the IPCC in 1988.
Climate Change 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report ( AR4) of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), was published in 2007 and is the fourth in a series of reports intended to assess scientific, technical and socio-economic information concerning climate change, its potential effects, and options for adaptation and ...
More than 700,000 immigrants living illegally in California will gain access to free health care starting Monday under one of the state's most ambitious coverage expansions in a decade. It's an ...