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Met Office climate science has been used as part of a major new book, highlighting the impacts of climate change on our health.

‘The Health Practitioner’s Guide to Climate Change’ focuses on the health benefits that can be realised by tackling and adapting to a warming world. It is hoped that the publication will be a particularly useful reference for anyone involved in the health sector.

Joining forces with other leading organisations in the field, the Met Office Hadley Centre has authored the first chapter which concentrates on the science behind climate change, a theme that runs through the rest of the book.

Felicity Liggins, Climate Scientist at the Met Office who wrote the chapter said: “Our understanding of the relationship between the weather and health has developed greatly over recent years. This book brings together that work but goes one step further to outline the practical measures that health professionals can take.”

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Notes to Editors

The Met Office is the UK’s National Weather Service, providing 24x7 world-renowned scientific excellence in weather, climate and environmental forecasts and severe weather warnings for the protection of life and property. The Met Office Hadley Centre is the UK's foremost centre for climate change research. Mainly funded by DECC (the Department of Energy and Climate Change), Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and the Ministry of Defence, it provides information and advice to the UK Government on climate change issues.Health forecasts from the Met Office include the Heat-Health Watch and Healthy Outlook®.

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