This book is a guide to the research, findings, and discussions of US and international experts on climate change and respiratory health. Since the publication of the first edition, climate change has been increasingly acknowledged as being directly related to the prevalence and incidence of respiratory morbidity. Evidence is increasing that climate change does drive respiratory disease onset and exacerbation as a result of increased ambient and indoor air pollution, desertification, heat stress, wildfires, and the geographic and temporal spread of pollens, molds and infectious agents. 

This second edition is fully updated to include the latest research by international experts on topics such as heat waves causing critical care-related diseases, climate-driven air pollution increases, and high-level ozone and ozone exposure linked to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, and acute lower respiratory infection. Seven new chapters have also been added on extremeweather and agricultural safety in California; desert dust effects on lung health; climate policy and the EPA; California's integrated approach to air quality and climate change; integrating climate change, the environment, and sustainability themes into professional health science courses; and the role of the physician as climate advocate. This is an ideal guide for all pulmonologists and health professionals treating patients with pulmonary disease.

Introduction:  consequences of global warming to planetary and human health

Climate variability and change data and information for global public health
Climate change: updates on recent global and United States temperature anomalies and impacts to water, forests and environmental health
Eyewitness to climate change
Arctic connections to global warming and health
Assessing the health risks of climate change
Heat waves and rising temperatures:  Human health impacts and the determinants of vulnerability
Climate, air quality and allergy: emerging methods for detecting linkages
The human health co-benefits of air quality improvements associated with climate change mitigation
Asthma, hayfever, pollen, & climate change
California and climate changes: an update
Vector-borne diseases in a changing climate and world
Dengue fever and climate change
Climate variability and change: food, water and societal impacts
Hurricanes and health: vulnerabilityin an age of climate change
The impact of climate change and extreme weather conditions on agricultural health and safety in california
Household air pollution from cookstoves: impacts on health and climate
Biomass fuel and lung diseases: an Indian perspective
Climate change and women's health: risks and opportunities
The impact of climate change on public health in small island states and caribbean countries
Global climate change, desertification, and its consequences in Turkey and the Middle East
Climate change and the risk of desertification with a focus in the United States
Federal Programs in climate change and health research
Management of climate change adaptation at the United States centers for disease control and prevention
Rules, rulings, and repeals: the shifting state of climate policy at U.S. EPA
California's integrated approach to air quality and climate change
Climate change and public health interventions
Integrating climate change, the environment, and sustainability themes into professional health sciences courses: a case study across a university system
The physician's response to climate change.