ABSTRACT
Extreme weather and climate events 1 have threatened and will continue to threaten human health and security. The toll on individuals and communities from events such as tropical , winter, and wind storms, floods, droughts, tornadoes, extreme rainfall events, dense fog, 8nd lightning continues to grow, with more people now displaced
natural disasters than by conflicts I n . Extreme heat a nd cold events not usuaccompan ied visible damage to infrastructure and bui l dings such JS is tb e case
\vith other extreme events; however, can account for sign ificant number of mor bidity and mortality cases. Periods of poor air quality, primarily the result of human activity, enhJnced by the prevailing weather conditions also negatively affect human health and the public health systems. As a result, extreme weather and climate events (hereafter, extreme events ) place the pllbl ic health systems of affected communities, regions, and n,Hions under pressure.
