WASHINGTON (AP) — A cyclone wrecks coastal Myanmar, spawning outbreaks of malaria, cholera and dengue fever. Flooding inundates Iowa, raising an array of public health concerns.
Scientists are working to be able to better predict health dangers as they forecast the weather.
As these disasters draw attention to weather hazards, which many fear could be exacerbated by climate change, scientists are working to be able to better predict health dangers as they forecast the weather.
“Everything is connected in our Earth system,” Conrad Lautenbacher, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said at a panel on “Changing Climate: Changing Health Patterns.”
The key is bringing all types of data together: health, weather, human behavior, disasters and others. “It’s science without borders,” Lautenbacher said.
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This post was written by techhair on June 20, 2008
