Climate change will affect public health - a call to action
Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 04:14
in Earth & Climate
Extreme heat events (EHE), or heat waves, are the most prominent cause of weather-related human mortality in the United States, responsible for more deaths annually than hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes combined...
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