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Global Warming Health Threats
Global warming is already affecting human health worldwide -- see who's being affected, and how some are bracing for change.

References, Adaptation Map
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Assessing Climate Vulnerability
California
http://www.ehib.org/paper.jsp?paper_key=climate_change_2008

Assessing Harmful Algal Blooms
Caribbean
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, The Caribbean Planning For Adaptation To Climate Change (CPACC) Project, 2007, http://www.caricom.org/jsp/projects/macc%20project/cpacc.jsp

Creating Useful Climate Tools for Community Preparedness
Seattle, WA
http://www.metrokc.gov/exec/news/2007/0912globalwarming.aspx

Designing Cooler Buildings
Chicago, IL
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Designing Cooler Cities
Tucson, AZ
Environmental Protection Agency,."Heat Island Effect: Community Actions," 2007, http://www.epa.gov/heatisland/strategies/community.html

Designing Cooler Homes
Philadelphia, PA
Environmental Protection Agency, "Heat Wave Response Programs. Heat Island Effect," 2007, http://www.epa.gov/hiri/about/heatresponseprograms.html

Establishing Heat Wave Warning Systems
Cincinnati/Dayton, OH
http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=20900

Establishing Heat Wave Warning Systems
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Ibid.

Establishing Heat Wave Warning Systems
Jackson, MO
Ibid.

Establishing Heat Wave Warning Systems
Lake Charles, LA
Ibid.

Establishing Heat Wave Warning Systems
Little Rock, AR
Ibid.

Establishing Heat Wave Warning Systems
Memphis, TN
Ibid.

Establishing Heat Wave Warning Systems
New Orleans, LA
Ibid.

Establishing Heat Wave Warning Systems
Phoenix, AZ
Ibid.

Establishing Heat Wave Warning Systems
Portland, OR
Ibid.

Establishing Heat Wave Warning Systems
Shreveport, LA
Ibid.

Establishing Heat Wave Warning Systems
St. Louis, MO
Ibid.

Establishing Heat Wave Warning Systems
Yuma, AZ
Ibid.

Expanding Education
Los Angeles, CA
Environmental Protection Agency, "Heat Island Effect: Community Actions," 2007, http://www.epa.gov/heatisland/strategies/community.html

Identifying/Protecting Vulnerable Infrastructure, Promoting Green Buildings, etc.
New York City, NY
NYC Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, "plaNYC: A greener, greater New York," 2007, http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/downloads/pdf/report_climate_change.pdf

Planting Trees
New Jersey
New Jersey Cool Cities Initiative, "What is NJ Doing About Climate Change?" http://www.state.nj.us/globalwarming/initiatives/#7

Preparing for Sea Level Rise
Texas
Adger W.N., Agrawala S. and Mirza M.M.Q. et al.,"Assessment of adaptation practices, options, constraints and capacity;" and Parry M.L. Canziani O., Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Preventing Floods
New Jersey
Ibid.

Preventing Insect-Borne Diseases
Quebec
Nickels S., Furgal C., Buell M. and Moquin H., "Unikkaaqatigiit - Putting the Human Face on Climate Change: Perspectives from Inuit in Canada," Joint publication of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments at Universite Laval and the Ajunnginiq Centre at the National Aboriginal Health Organization 2005, p.9.

Preventing Malaria Outbreaks
Botswana, Africa
Grover-Kopec E., Kawano M., Klaver R.W., Blumenthal B., Ceccato P. and Connor S.J.. "An online operational rainfall-monitoring resource for epidemic malaria early warning systems in Africa," Malaria Journal 2005; 4:6.

Preventing Valley Fever Outbreaks
Arizona
Comrie A., Glueck M., Skirivin S., Pianalto S., Johns R., Stacy P. and Yool S., "Valley Fever Public Health Decision Support System Based on Climate and Environmental Changes," Presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Nov. 6, 2007.

Protecting the Elderly During Heat Waves
Chicago, IL
Environmental Protection Agency, "Heat Wave Response Programs," 2007, http://www.epa.gov/hiri/about/heatresponseprograms.html

Teaching Kids About Global Warming
Salt Lake City, UT
Environmental Protection Agency, "Heat Island Effect: Community Actions," 2007, http://www.epa.gov/heatisland/strategies/community.html

Tracking Disease Outbreaks
Northern Europe
Lindgren E. and Jaenson T.G.T., "Lyme borreliosis in Europe," Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies for Human Health 2006, World Health Organization, 6:179.

Tracking Foodborne Illnesses
Europe
Kovats R.S. and Tirado C., "Climate, weather and enteric disease," Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies for Human Health 2006, World Health Organization, 7:270-295.

Tracking Harmful Algal Blooms
Gulf Coast States
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, "Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting System," 2007, http://www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/habf/ and Harmful Algal Blooms Observing System, http://habsos.noaa.gov/

Tracking Heat-Related Illnesses
Missouri
"City of Saint Louis Hazard Mitigation Plan," p.78-79, http://www.ewgateway.org/pdffiles/library/hazmit/finaldoc/StLCitySection.pdf

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