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Caption

A Warming Planet

Summary

This color-coded map indicates the trend of global warming for different regions in the world by showing the projected changes in the mean surface temperature between 1970-2050.

Legend indicates:

• Brown: 6.0 c-7.5 c
• Red: 4.5 c-6.0 c
• Goldenrod: 3.0 c-4.5 c
• Lemon Chiffon: 1.5 c-3.0 c
• White Smoke: 0.0 c-1.5 c
• Light Cyan: -1.5 c-00 c

A more detailed version of this map [1] makes these observations:

• "Children’s health will suffer as a result of heat waves, increased air pollution and floods."
• "Climate change represents one of the greatest environmental and health equity challenges of our times: wealthy, energy-consuming nations are most responsible for global warming, yet vulnerable, low-income populations, least prepared for the impacts of climate change, are most at risk."

Source

Inheriting the World: The Atlas of Children's Health and the Environment, Part Three: A look to the future. By Bruce Gordon, Richard Mackay and Eva Rehfuess, World Health Organization, 2004. ISBN 92 4 159156 0.

Copyright

© WHO 2004. All rights reserved.

Series

This map is one in a series:

• Malaria, 2004
• Passive Smoking: Children Protest, 1999-2003
• Traditional Hazards, New Risks, c. 2002
• Two Worlds: Rich and Poor, 2004
• Water for All: Making it Happen, c. 2002
• The World's Forgotten Children, 1970-2000
• Lead: IQ Alert, c. 2002
• Child Labor: Growing Up Too Quickly, c. 2004
• Indoor Smoke: Breaking Down Respiratory Defences, c. 2000
• Healthy Schools: Empowering Children, 2001-2003
• Climate Change, 1970-2050
• Enjoying the Sun Safely, c. 2000

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