PHILIPPINE COUNTRY REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH EFFECTS Presented By: THEODORA CECILE G. MAGTURO MD. MHA NCDPC-DOH ENGR. JEAN ROSETE EMB-DENR MR. NINIO RELOX PAGASA-DOST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Republic of the Philippines COUNTRY DESCRIPTION •7107 Islands •No land boundaries Taiwan- north Vietnam –west China – northwest Malaysia and Indonesia–South 3 major islands •Luzon •Visayas •Mindanao DEPARTMENT OF
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earth‚ its for OUR land. The time has come‚ a fact’s a fact‚ the heat is on‚ and there is no turning back. Our world is under threat and Australia is not doing enough to halt the catastrophic consequences that even a two degree Celsius change in the climate will have not only on humans but also the entire world’s environment and ecosystems as well as the millions of different species that inhabit them. Did you know that if sea levels rise 63cm‚ 130 million people will be flooded per year due to the low
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The main reason of my fascination for climate change issues is that this challenge has brought to surface the impacts and consequences of what I consider the worst face of ignorance:greed; and it raised the importance of collaboration. Nowadays‚ while there is still uncertainty about the best way to address global warming‚ there is no doubt that all parties -governments‚ businessmen‚ scientists- now understand that they must work together to discover ways of managing what we are facing‚ and as a
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Robert Locke 4th period Climate Change Videos Paper Summary An Inconvenient Truth Al Gore’s global warming movie‚ "An Inconvenient Truth‚" aims to call attention to the dangers society faces from climate change‚ and suggests urgent actions that we need to take part in immediately. It is based on a slide show on climate Al has presented to audiences worldwide over 1000 times in the past 15 years‚ but it is not purely a documentary. Al’s movie is an advocacy piece that is part documentary
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The Climate for Change Summary In the November 9‚ 2008 edition New York Times‚ an article titled “The Climate for Change” as a follow up to Al Gore’s speech where he challenged the United States to end its reliance on petroleum based fuels and to generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources within ten years. He gave a five part plan to repower America and to achieve his challenge. Al Gore stated that the new president and the new Congress should offer large-scale investments
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to many of the most prominent‚ yet commonly looked over‚ indicators of anthropogenic climate change present in society today. Often these indicators are in connection with many other obvious‚ more recognized factors such as the emission of greenhouse gases or the drastic change in global temperatures. More specifically‚ ocean acidity can be looked at very closely to determine the severity of the situation of climate change‚ and how it is consistently affecting our planet’s marine ecosystems in a negative
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Global warming is also known as the green house effect‚ is a topic that has received much attention‚ in recent years; yet our Climate change is not a recent problem. Every year‚ almost 7 billion tons of carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere by human activity. Global warming is in the earth’s upper atmosphere directly caused by human burning of fossil‚ fuels‚ industrial‚ farming‚ and deforestation. Every year we see natural disasters that are extremely powerful. For example‚ In April of 2011
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By the global conveyor belt transferring heat‚ it affects the climate. The Gulf Stream is a part of the thermohaline circulation‚ it is another current that allows Western Europe to be warmer in winter then any other country at the same latitude. The La Niña can be referred to as the extensive cooling of the Pacific Ocean‚ it is often accompanied by much warmer sea water then the surface temperatures (SSTs) in the western Pacific Ocean‚ and the north of Australia. The El Niño is currently the best
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opportunity to move forward as a nation. Climate change is not something that will happen‚ because it’s happening right now. I was born and raised in Australia‚ under the hot summer sun‚ where a cool breeze was the only solace to the prickling heat. However‚ for Boulia a town in Queensland the heat seemed never ending. The residence of Boulia suffered 25 days of over 40 degree temperatures
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Why study weather and climate: Influences our daily activities Influences agriculture‚ energy use‚ weather resources‚ transportation‚ and industry Understand and predict severe weather Understand‚ predict‚ and mitigate long term changes Hurricane Irene: one of the top 10 hurricanes since 1980. Definitions: Meteorology: The scientific study of the atmosphere * Weather: Climate: Long term trend (average‚ high and low extremes)‚ temperature‚ wind‚ humidity‚ rainfall‚ etc. Basic components:
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