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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