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Climate change and human health: present and future risks by McMichael, Anthony J, Woodruff, Rosalie E, Hales, Simon

“…There is near unanimous scientific consensus that greenhouse gas emissions generated by human activity will change Earth's climate. The recent (globally…”
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Action on climate change: no time to delay. [Adaptive strategies to reduce the impact of climate change] by Woodruff, Rosalie E, McMichael, Anthony J, Hales, Simon

“…Global warming is real, so what are we going to do about it, who will do it, and when?…”
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Climate change and human health: what do we know? [We can no longer ignore human-induced climate changes that are likely to affect our health] by McMichael, Anthony J, Woodruff, Rosalie E

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Early Warning of Ross River Virus Epidemics: Combining Surveillance Data on Climate and Mosquitoes by Woodruff, Rosalie E., Guest, Charles S., Garner, Michael G., Becker, Niels, Lindsay, Michael

“…Background: Ross River virus disease is spread by mosquitoes, and an average of 5000 people are infected each year in Australia. It is one of the few…”
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Action on climate change: the health risks of procrastinating by Woodruff, Rosalie E, McMichael, Tony, Butler, Colin, Hales, Simon

“…The world's climate will continue to change because of human influence. This is expected to affect health, mostly adversely. We need to compare the projected…”
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Predicting Ross River Virus Epidemics from Regional Weather Data by Woodruff, Rosalie E., Guest, Charles S., Garner, Michael G., Becker, Niels, Lindesay, Janette, Carvan, Terence, Ebi, Kristie

“…Background. Diseases caused by arboviruses cause extensive mortality and morbidity throughout the world. Weather directly affects the breeding, abundance, and…”
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Climate change could threaten blood supply by altering the distribution of vector-borne disease: an Australian case-study by Bambrick, Hilary J., Woodruff, Rosalie E., Hanigan, Ivan C.

“…Background: Climate change is expected to promote more intense and prolonged outbreaks of vector-borne disease, and alter the geographic boundaries of…”
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Climate change and health – Authors' reply by McMichael, Anthony J, Woodruff, Rosalie E, Hales, Simon

“…Anthony McMichael and colleagues (March 11, p 859)1 describe a series of negative health effects that might occur in the wake of global warming: increased…”
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Detecting the Health Effects of Environmental Change: Scientific and Political Challenge by McMichael, Anthony J., Woodruff, Rosalie E.

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Climate change and human health: all affected, but some more than others [Paper in: Globalisation, Environment and Social Justice. Lowe, Ian and Eddy, Elizabeth (eds).] by Woodruff, Rosalie, McMichael, Tony

“…The dramatic increase in global population over the past half century, accompanied by an unprecedented burning of fossil fuels & forest clearing, are affecting…”
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