Climate Basics
Rise in temperature due to GHGs
What is global warming?
The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere.
What is the greenhouse effect?
Doctors should care about climate change because.
What is
SDoH; Health Equity; Uncommon diseases will become common?
Preservation of nature is key to preservation of
What is human health?
With climate change, the northeast region of US will experience these conditions.
What is hotter and wetter?
Much of climactic events are due to larger moisture grab by warmer air
What are Feedback Loops?
With climate change, there will be an increase/decrease in the frequency of health-threatening temperatures.
What is increase?
Anthropogenic is defined as
What is being caused by human activity
Climate change is caused by:
What is the use of fossil fuels by humans?
The most common greenhouse gas.
What is water vapor?
Rising global temperatures destabilizes access to what?
What is food?
An anthropogenic change is
What is extreme weather events?
Which country has the largest carbon footprint for its healthcare?
United States
Sector that emits the most GHGs.
What is transportation?
True or False. Climate change will have little effect on social connectedness and cohesion.
What is false?
Which of the following is NOT a sphere that determine Planetary Health boundaries of regions.
a) climate change
b) extreme temperatures
c) biosphere integrity
What is extreme temperatures?
This international group provides scientific assessment of CC
What is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)?
Which commonly found gas near landfills is more harmful to the atmosphere than CO2?
What is methane?
According to the Fifth National Assessment climate change harms:
a)physical; b) mental; c) spiritual; d) community health; e) well-being; f) all of the these; g) none of the these
What is f) all of the these?
Planetary Health Report Card is a self report tool that...
What is evaluates planetary health content in health professional schools?