Document Type
Book Chapter
Publisher
InTech
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Exercise and Health Sciences / Occupational Health Research Group
RAS ID
14302
Abstract
The earth is currently experiencing a change in its climate which in some areas is resulting in warmer ambient temperatures. Globally the frequency and severity of heat waves have increased over the last few decades leading to an associated increase in the burden of morbidity and mortality associated with heat waves. Global temperatures are predicted to rise even further in the foreseeable future....
DOI
10.5772/34794
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Comments
Mate, J. , & Oosthuizen, J. D. (2012). Global warming and heat stress among Western Australian mine, oil and gas workers. In J Oosthuizen (Eds.). Environmental Health - Emerging Issues and Practice (pp. 289-305). InTech. Original book chapter available here