The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine the literatures about human health effects due to the climate change and ozone depletion since 1990s. Over the past decade climate becomes an increasingly significant factor in world affairs because of its effect on food supplies, energy consumption, environmental quality and natural hazards etc. Simultaneously the scientific associations have had to reappraise the nature and scope of climatology, increasing political relevance, leading to a growth in interdisciplinary research involving natural and socioeconomic scientists. The 2000s promise to continue this broadening of scope as the three-way interaction of human society, medical system and atmospheric system are further explored and evaluated. This paper reviews this trends, paying particular reference to climate-based environmental concerns and human health effects being debated.

The focus of this study was to identify and describe environmental preconceptions held by pre-service elementary teachers about three issues : greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion and acid rain. Two hundred and twenty nine pre-service elementary teachers participated in this study. A 36 question survey was created by one of the authors. The questions focused on the cause, effects, and interactions of three environmental issues : greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion and acid rain. Pre-service elementary teachers answered the questions on a Likert scale. An analysis of the survey data indicated that the majority of pre-service elementary teachers possess an array of incorrect conceptions about the causes and effects of the greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion, and acid rain. and also many pre-service elementary teachers thought that there were causal relationships among the increase in greenhouse effect, the destruction of ozone layer, and the increase of acid rain.