Not exact matches
There are public health programs in some locations that address climate - sensitive health issues, and integrating such programs into the mainstream public health toolkit as adaptation needs increase would improve public health resilience to climate
change.195, 296,297,298 Given that these programs have demonstrated efficacy against current threats that are
expected to worsen with climate
change, it is prudent to invest in creating the strongest climate - health preparedness programs possible.244 One survey highlighted opportunities to address climate
change preparedness activities and climate - health research275 before needs become more
widespread.
The Wall Street Journal has reported the results of two independent studies that suggest the
widespread use of ethanol from corn could result in nearly twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the gasoline it would replace because of
expected land - use
changes, researchers concluded Thursday. The study challenges the rush to biofuels as a response to global warming.
The
widespread trend of increasing heavy downpours is
expected to continue, with precipitation becoming less frequent but more intense.13, 14,15,16 The patterns of the projected
changes of precipitation do not contain the spatial details that characterize observed precipitation, especially in mountainous terrain, because the projections are averages from multiple models and because the effective resolution of global climate models is roughly 100 - 200 miles.
A research initiative that mapped decisions by town managers in Maine to sources of climate information, engineering design, mandated requirements, and calendars identified the complex, multi-jurisdictional challenges of
widespread adaptation for even such seemingly simple actions as using larger culverts to carry water from major storms.116 To help towns adapt culverts to
expected climate
change over their lifetimes, the Sustainability Solutions Initiative is creating decision tools to map culvert locations, schedule maintenance, estimate needed culvert size, and analyze replacement needs and costs.
Expect a
widespread re-evaluation of the previous administration's climate
change and renewable energy policies.
The
changing global economy, debt capital market retrenchment and
widespread demographic shifts are
expected to have the most significant impact on real estate in Arizona and in the U.S. in the near - and long - term.