Climate Change, Health and Existential Risks to Civilization: A Comprehensive Review (1989⁻2013).

ABSTRACT: Background: Anthropogenic global warming, interacting with social and other environmental determinants, constitutes a profound health risk. This paper reports a comprehensive literature review for 1989⁻2013 (inclusive), the first 25 years in which this topic appeared in scientific journals. It explores the extent to which articles have identified potentially catastrophic, civilization-endangering health risks associated with climate change. Methods: PubMed and Google Scholar were primarily used to identify articles which were then ranked on a three-point scale. Each score reflected the extent to which papers discussed global systemic risk. Citations were also analyzed. Results: Of 2143 analyzed papers 1546 (72%) were scored as one. Their citations (165,133) were 82% of the total. The propo

SUBMITTER: Butler CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6210172 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature