Greenhouse Effect
| Definition: |
The effect of global warming and the resulting increase in world temperatures. The predicted health effects of such long-term climatic change include increased incidence of respiratory, water-borne, and vector-borne diseases. |
| Notes: |
specify geog if pertinent; no qualif; DF: GREENHOUSE EFF |
| Also Called: |
Global Warming |
| Previously Indexed: |
Climate (1966-1993) |
Greenhouse Effect Definitions and Terms
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