Module Components

• Overview
• Assignments

Topics

• Climate Change and Human Health
• Temperature-Related Death and Illness
• Air Quality
• Extreme Events

NURS418 - Climate Change - Evidence and Solutions

Module 3: Climate Change and Health I

Temperature-Related Death and Illness

Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases lead to an increase of both average and extreme temperatures. This is expected to lead to an increase in deaths and illness from heat and a potential decrease in deaths from cold, particularly for a number of communities especially vulnerable to these changes, such as children, the elderly, and economically disadvantaged groups.

Key Findings:

• Future Increases in Temperature-Realted Deaths
• Even Small Differences from Seasonal Average Temperatures Result in Illness and Death
• Changing Tolerance to Extreme Heat
• Some Populations at Greater Risk