Fevered : why a hotter planet will hurt our health - and how we can save ourselves / Linda Marsa.
By: Marsa, Linda.
Material type: TextCopyright date: ©2013Publisher: New York, NY : Rodale, [2013]Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 235) and index.Description: x, 245 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781605292014 (hbk. : acid-free paper); 160529201X (hbk. : acid-free paper).Subject(s): Medical climatology | Climatic changes -- Health aspects | Global warming -- Health aspects | Environmentally induced diseases | Fever -- EtiologyDDC classification: 613/.11Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 613.11 M35 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003426590 |
Includes bibliographical references (page 235) and index.
When the weather goes haywire -- Fever pitch -- Breathless -- The hot zone -- Health care on life support -- Running on empty -- Through a glass darkly -- Holding back the waters -- The Emerald City.
An assessment of the impact of global warming on human health cites spiraling rates of disease and heatstroke-related deaths and outlines a blueprint for protecting oneself from environment-related health challenges.
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