Sentences with phrase «impact on human»

Even at low speeds, the impact on the human skeleton can cause severe harm.

Because the far north will be one of the first parts of the planet affected by global warming, Alaska is a perfect location to examine its impact on human populations.

Major studies of the oceans around Europe have led scientists to warn of possible changes in temperatures and sea conditions which will have a major impact on human and marine life.

Atlantic major hurricanes have a profound impact on human and natural environments.

Additionally, the IPCC Summary for Policymakers (SPM) noted that, if global warming trends persist as predicted over the next century, the impact on human systems could be catastrophic.

In «Make a carbon tax part of reform effort» (Concord Monitor, 9/19/11), Holtz - Eakin argues for comprehensive tax reform to include a carbon tax so that more of the «true cost of burning a fossil fuel... in the form of air pollution, a negative impact on human health, harm to the environment or climate change [is a] component in economic decisions [such as] include whether to invest in a coal - fired power plant or a wind farm.»

Suppose the climate was gradually warming for entirely solar reasons, but we thought this had an adverse impact on human welfare broadly construed (say to include effects on biodiversity etc).

The environment minister went on to say that «independent scientific studies» were needed to determine long - term impact on human health and the environment.

[3] Thus, environmental policy focuses on problems arising from human impact on the environment, which retroacts onto human society by having a (negative) impact on human values such as good health or the «clean and green» environment.

The student's manual is for them to take home, study and share information about climate change and its impact on human health with their families.

Climate change can bring coastline erosion, salt - water intrusion and sea level rise and land submersion, which in turn has an impact on both human and marine life.

William Calvin makes an excellent stab, however, at convincing us that abrupt climatic changes had a profound impact on human evolution, selecting for increased cooperation that required more complex brains.

While the results do not show a significant impact on human health, especially considering that most of the ozone loss documented in this study occurs over the northern polar region, they are important scientifically.

If doubling CO2 was to have a very bad impact on human civilization, then we're far enough along that it should be biting hard.

Reducing the impact on human health and mitigating climate change would save between two - and six - times more than the costs of decarbonization, according to IRENA's calculations.

Webb and Haltom are leaders of the Appalachian Communities Health Emergency (ACHE), a campaign to stop mountaintop coal removal because of its impact on human health.

In fact, there are peer - reviewed scientific articles indicating that wind turbines may have an adverse impact on human health.

Health Canada advises that this statement be revised to indicate that there are peer - reviewed scientific articles indicating that wind turbines may have an adverse impact on human health.

This project will have a substantial adverse impact on human beings, aesthetics, noise and public safety.

Black carbon is harmful to human health, but there is no negative impact on human health of methane at the ppb concentrations one can expect.

The Living Building Challenge envisions a future where all materials in the built environment are regenerative and have no negative impact on human and ecosystem health.

«If we're looking for solutions with a true and measurable impact on the human species» overall footprint, then we must realize that all seven billion of us are consumers,» says Souvaliotis.

On a scale from 1 - 10, where 1 is not at all important and 10 is of the highest importance, where would you rank global climate change in terms of its likely impact on human development?

Climate change will have a profound impact on human health by placing new pressures on food and water security in nations around the world.

The changes are too small to have an impact on human health, but are of interest to the study of climate change and carbon dioxide.

Goklany proceeds from the premise, which I share, that the primary reason we care about climate change in the first place is its potential impact on human flourishing.

They open up a whole new viewpoint, often exposing the human element as it interfaces with changes in climate over the centuries, and in some cases demonstrating how climate had an impact on human history

Limiting SOx emissions from ships will have a very positive impact on human health: how does that work?

Intense heat can have a serious impact on human health, and — thanks to the climate crisis — days of extremely high temperatures and poor air quality are only becoming more frequent.

(«Irresponsible» because of the impact on human life.)

Sections on the ecological effects of global warming and its impact on human health were removed.

So far, all of the criteria air pollutants under the agency's purview — substances from lead to sulfur dioxide — have a direct impact on human health and welfare, while risks from the carbon dioxide's buildup remain indirect, through the rising influence on climate.

In a related note, Susan Hough of the United States Geological Survey, stressed that subtle factors can have a big impact on human losses:

When framing questions for people with climate claims, in fact, I often find it useful to assume the position of the atmosphere, asking how they would «convince» the sky that their proposals would have a meaningful impact on human - generated emissions.

Obviously, we can not control every aspect of wildlife so I will not say that we are the reason bears do not have natural food resources, but who are we to harm them for trying to stay alive even if it does have an impact on human society?

There are concerns about the impact on the human body: «One study carried out in the US found that 93 percent of Americans over the age of six tested positive for BPA (a [hormone - disrupting] chemical found in plastic).»

For example, an extra hurricane or an increase in wind speed in some hurricanes can have substantial impact on human lives.

To be sure a «debate» over whether or not human activity is altering the climate still rages, but it is not a clear - headed objective debate about the science among scientists actually working in the relevant fields, it's a debate about the science and its impact on human society in the court of public opinion.

We advocate including extreme events in the global planetary health indicators because extreme events have a particularly large impact on human and natural ecosystems — and that's what, ultimately, people care about most.

Now, scientists have discovered that manmade GHGs and associated climate change are likely to have a severe adverse impact on human health as bad as — if not worse than — the hole in the ozone layer.

I wanted to have an impact on human relationships through design and became interested in civic tech, social mobility and how social media can impact these.

For more than fifty years, he has explored the relationship between history, the passage of time and its impact on human existence, through a rigorous and radical artistic practice.

The LUMA Foundation is also pleased to present a symposium titled «The Human Snapshot,» which brings together many of today's leading thinkers to discuss the effect of the photographic image, its distribution through new media, and its impact on human rights.

Strategies for how best to deal with feral cat populations differ depending on a variety of factors, including availability of dedicated feeders, skilled humane trappers, spay / neuter funds, resources for food and vet care, health of the cats themselves, impact on human community and local wildlife, attitude of human community towards their presence, and more.

Most pet owners know that pets make us feel great; but they might not know that pet ownership has a demonstrated, positive impact on human health and also saves billions of dollars in health care costs.

Just as important, we have not done much to encourage more in - depth, scientifically valid research to confirm even greater benefits, including the impact on human health, an opportunity that was lost during the recent healthcare debate in Congress.

Numerous studies have shown that pets can have a huge impact on human health.

For each parasitic zoonoses of primary concern, aetiology, animal species involved, mode / s of transmission, prevalence of carriage and / or disease in the relevant companion animal species, impact on human health, current measures for disease prevention and control, as link to agriculture, and main reasons for concerns were detailed.

Moreover, dog interaction has the same emotional impact on human interaction.

In spite of the negative impact on human quality of life, the caretakers of diabetic cats felt they and their cat had a special bond.