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"These are actual occurrences that illustrate some of the environmental impacts and resultant health consequences of climate change, which is now well established as being caused by human activities.1 There is scientific consensus that human-caused climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and other adverse consequences of climate change (Chapter 2). This book summarizes what health professionals, environmental scientists, and others know about climate change and its adverse health consequences, and what can be done to mitigate its causes and to adapt to its consequences"--