It aims to describe the climate trends now observed in China, the health impacts of these changes, projections for the future and adaptations to protect public health. The focus is mainly on rising temperatures, but attention is paid also to related changes such as rainfall intensity, storm frequency and occurrence of droughts. The health outcomes include some that have been closely researched in other countries, such as cardiovascular mortality and incidence of water-borne infectious diseases.

　　翻译：本书旨在描述目前在中国观察到的气候趋势、这些变化对健康的影响、对未来的预测以及保护公众健康的适应措施。关注重点在气温上升，同时也关注降雨强度、暴雨频率和干旱发生等相关变化。健康结果包括一些在其他国家已得到深入研究的结果，例如心血管死亡率和水传播传染病的发病率等。