Abstract

Educational intervention approaches to ameliorate adverse public health and environmental effects from global warming

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  • In recent decades, there has been increasing scientific and public concern over global warming, a trend toward increasing temperatures in the earth’s atmosphere and oceans (McCarthy et al 2001, Patz et al 2005, US Environmental Protection Agency [US-EPA] 2006)

  • Recent scientific evidence shows that widespread climate changes have occurred with remarkable speed and that more changes are likely in the future (McCarthy et al 2001, Bondevik et al 2006, Schaefer et al 2006, US-EPA 2006)

  • Scientists at the US-EPA predict that this degree of warming will lead to a decline in soil moisture in many regions and rises of sea level (US-EPA 2006)

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Introduction

There has been increasing scientific and public concern over global warming, a trend toward increasing temperatures in the earth’s atmosphere and oceans (McCarthy et al 2001, Patz et al 2005, US Environmental Protection Agency [US-EPA] 2006). Increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases will accelerate adverse changes in climate (US-EPA 2006). The IPCC (McCarthy et al 2001) has predicted a sea level rise of less than 1 m through 2100, other estimates have been greater.

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