Now apply what you learned by addressing each of the following challenges faced by the world’s poor in light of Climate Change.
H: Heat illnesses
E: Exacerbation of heart and lung disease
A: Asthma worsening
T: Traumatic injuries, especially during extreme weather events
W: Water and food-borne illnesses
A: Allergies worsening
V: Vector-borne diseases spreading, like Zika, dengue and Lyme
E: Emotional stresses increasing
The assignment :
Give at least one specific example and a detailed description of what each of the letters of HEATWAVE mean. If you didn’t find anything in the module for that letter do some investigating
Give a specific example from the module content or find a Science Based article that reports Reasoning and Evidence for each of the HEATWAVE problems that have the greatest negative impacts on the poor to lower income people.
Specific example from the module or from a Science Based Article
Scientific Reasoning for the how climate causes the problem corresponding to the acronyms letter
List Health Issues for each.
2 or more health problems caused by the “letter” in HEATWAVE
If you researched your answer, post links to any references.
Remember the value of resources. Apply what you learned about CRAAP. Please use evidence based sources to acquire full points.
Words of Wisdom:
Make sure that any article you use is based on Climate Change and the disparity of impact.
To be certain you address all points, copy and paste prompt numbers 1, 2 & 3, then fill in the blanks for each HEATWAVE letter. Type your responses in a different font from the prompts.
For example:
H: Heat illnesses
Example from the module or from a Science Based Article
Scientific Reasoning to explain the problem
List the Health Problem examples for each that the article provides.
2 or more health problems caused by the “letter” in HEATWAVE
Post the link if you got the information from an article
E: Exacerbation of heart and lung disease
Example from the module or from a Science Based Article
Scientific reasoning to explain the problem
List the health problem examples for each that the article provides.
2 or more health problems caused by the “letter” in HEATWAVE
Post the link if you got the information from an article
A: etc. Follow the pattern from above
Do this in a document that you can save, then convert to a pdf and upload to Canvas when you are finished.
If you work directly in Canvas, you are taking high risk in losing all of your work, as it does not save and can spontaneously quit.
You can use the Rubric to check if you acquired all of your credit.