tell whether the following example are natural or anthropogenic cause of explain or discuss why.
a. climate change
b. volcanic eruption
c. pollution
d. exploitation
e. invasive species
Answers
Answer:
Global climate change and health: an old story writ large 1
Introduction 1
Recognising the complexity of systems upon which life
depends: an ecological perspective 3
Climate change: overview of recent scientific assessments 5
Climate and human health: an ancient struggle 8
Potential health impacts of climate change 10
Population vulnerability and adaptive responses 12
Conclusions 14
References 15
Chapter 2. Weather and climate: changing human exposures 18
Introduction 18
The climate system and greenhouse gases 19
Weather, climate and climate variability 24
Climate change 26
Climate variability and change over the twentieth century 29
Special report on emission scenarios 30
Anthropogenic climate change 31
Climate modelling 33
Exposure Assessment 36
Conclusions 39
References 40
Chapter 3. International consensus on the science of climate
and health: the IPCC Third Assessment Report 43
Introduction 43
The IPCC 43
The effects of climate on the transmission biology of
human diseases 45
IPCC Third Assessment Report 47
Direct effects on health 47
Indirect effects on health 48
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