Public health officials are stepping up their concerns about global warming.
Chuck Quirmbach reports:
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Public health officials are stepping up their concerns about global warming.
Chuck Quirmbach reports:
Some predictions about rising global temperatures look at the potential threat to the environment
and wildlife, but the American Public Health Association says with more scientific evidence of
climate change, it’s time for local health departments to talk to people about the potential threat to
humans.
Environmental Studies Professor Jonathan Patz was a key author of a recent UN paper on
climate change. He says higher temperatures could lead to more heat waves, smog and
infectious diseases:
“…Carried by insects or water-borne diseases, if we’re talking about not only warming
but extremes of the water cycle and potential for contaminating our drinking water systems.”
The Public Health Association will take about six months to develop recommendations
for dealing with the human health impacts of climate change.
For the Environment Report, I’m Chuck Quirmbach.