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Annotated Bibliography

Global Warming May Kill Human Before it Kills the Earth

Elizabeth Kay
Professor Malcolm Campbell
UWRT 1103
October 19th, 2016

Crimmins, Allison, et al. The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States:
A Scientific Assessment, Executive Summary. 14 October 2016.

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Coauthored by sixteen highly qualified individuals, some of which come from the US
Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institutes of Health, and the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention to name a few, The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the
United States: A Scientific Assessment, Executive Summary provides a very thorough look into
the numerous facets of how global warming will affect human health. The book begins by

Comment [1]: this intro is very easy to follow and

qualifies it as much as it explains the thesis

asserting the validity and severity of how global warming will impact the health and well-being
of humans. Since this had been a topic of continual debate, their recognition of the subject of the
book as a proven issue is very important. In the chapters that follow, the authors go on to explain
how exactly human health will be impacted by climate change. These include temperaturerelated death and illnesses, air quality impacts on human health, the impacts of extreme events
on human health, and the spread of vector-borne diseases on human health. The book was

Comment [2]: Good issue to bring up relates directly to

people

written as part of the US Global Change Research Program, where authors all have backgrounds
relevant to the research topic. The book is written in a very unbiased way, simply stating
scientific findings and factual information and then elaborating upon that in each chapter. The
purpose of this source is most definitely to inform the reader, which can be a member of the
general public or a member of an academic community. Compared to the other sources that I
have cited, this source is by far the most thorough and complete in its evaluation of the effects of
global warming on human health. It provides a wealth of information on the topic based on
scientific research while still presenting it in a very reader-friendly fashion that is easily
understood.

Comment [3]: I think this entire annotation is thorough.

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Patz, Jonathan A, Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Tracey Holloway, and Jonathan A. Foley.

"Impact of Regional Climate Change on Human Health." Nature. 438.7066 (2005). 14 October
2016.

This peer-reviewed academic journal is authored by four highly qualified individuals stemming

Comment [4]: Maybe a little more info on the summary

of the article?

from academia as well as environmental agencies including the Global Health Institute, the
World Health Organization, the Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global
Environment, and the California Academy of Sciences. The orig gives relevance to their work on

Comment [5]: What is the origin?

the matter, making this article a very reliable source of information. As a whole, the journal
delves into the relationship between the climate and human health, especially the observed
connection between the upsurge of disease that has been associated with climate change in recent
years. This source provides very factual, and thus relatively objective, information that will be
useful in ascertaining the true relationship, that of which is both already established and
projected to be, between climate change and the rise in human disease. The article is meant to be
read by someone in academia or pursuing research in this specific topic.

"5 Ways Climate Change Will Affect You: Health Risks." National Geographic. National
Geographic Society, www.nationalgeographic.com/climate-change/how-to-live-withit/health.html. Accessed 17 October 2016.

This popular website source is not authored by credible individuals, rather just people interested

Comment [6]: add necessarily

in providing readers, who are probably intended to be the general public, with an interesting
article to read. The article explains the projected effects of global warming on human health,

Comment [7]: way to recognize this

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some of which include undernutrition, occupational hazards, infectious disease, and mental
health issues. All of these topics are not extensively explained in any great detail, making the
usefulness of this source very minimal. It appears that this source is really meant for novice
individuals that are unfamiliar with the topic of how global warming will affect human health.

Comment [8]: Go on to say whether or not you are

going to use this article, and add in a summary of the
information.

However, the information presented in the source is entirely factual, making it a mostly objective
source of information

Comment [9]: Any pros to this article? Maybe a simple

definition to your essay?

"Climate Impacts on Human Health." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency,

www.epa.gov/climate-impacts/climate-impacts-human-health. Accessed 16 October 2016.

This internet article is very reliable, if not for the fact that it comes from the US Environmental

Comment [10]: because of...

Protection Agency (EPA) website. The article explains in fairly great detail the impact that
global warming has both already had and is projected to have on human health. It discusses the

Comment [11]: elaborate on this for the "summary" part

of your annotated bib

various ways global warming will affect human health, including the temperature-related impacts
it has and will have, the impacts from extreme weather events, the increase in water-related
illnesses, the effects it will have on mental health, as well as the particular populations of
concern. This source is written in a very objective, scientific manner, providing the reader, who
is meant to either be a general member of the community or a member of academia in some way,
with lots of information on the many ways climate change has and is predicted to impact human
health. Due to the reliability and extensive information presented throughout the article, this
source will be very useful in finding more ways in which human health will be impacted by
global warming.

Comment [12]: This seems sort of vague. Maybe talk

about what part of your essay it will occupy, or what
part of the argument it supports?

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