Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human health in the 21st century. Climate
directly impacts health through climatic extremes, air quality, sea‐level rise, and multifaceted …

Many physical, chemical and biological processes taking place at the land surface are
strongly influenced by the amount of water stored within the upper soil layers. Therefore …

This Report responds to the invitation for IPCC?... to provide a Special Report in 2018 on the
impacts of global warming of 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels and related global …

The reasons for concern framework communicates scientific understanding about risks in
relation to varying levels of climate change. The framework, now a cornerstone of the IPCC …

Food systems contribute 19%–29% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions, releasing 9,800–16,900 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in …

The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is an invasive species that has the potential to
transmit infectious diseases such as dengue and chikungunya fever. Using high-resolution …

Zika, a mosquito-borne viral disease that emerged in South America in 2015, was declared
a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the WHO in February of 2016. We …

Introduction This chapter synthesizes the scientific literature on the detection and attribution
of observed changes in natural and human systems in response to observed recent climate …

Abstract Changes in land use, animal populations and climate, primarily due to increasing
human populations, drive the emergence of zoonoses. Force of infection (FOI), which for …

Vector-borne diseases are on the rise globally. As the consequences of climate change are
becoming evident, climate-based models of disease risk are of growing importance. Here …