Predicting Effects of Climate Change, with Kristie Ebi




EHP : The Researcher's Perspective show

Summary: How do you visualize something you've never seen? That's the question facing policy makers who are charged with preparing for the potential public health effects of a warming climate. In this podcast, Kristie Ebi looks at various scenarios used to power models that predict effects of climate change. Ebi is the author of "Climate change, tropospheric ozone and particulate matter, and health impacts" [EHP 116:1449-1455 (2008)] and an independent consultant who has served on numerous scientific panels including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.