| Scientists pretty much all agree on global warming | | | | increased exposure to UVB radiation which can |
| today, but what are the health aspects? | | | | contribute to skin cancer, cataracts and more. Skin |
| Clearly one is heat stroke. Did you know that close | | | | cancer is a major killer and its incidence has been |
| to 700 people a year die from heatstroke in the US | | | | going up. There has also been a 400% increase in |
| alone? | | | | asthma since 1980, in part due to emissions from |
| Also, some insects thrive with increased | | | | burning rainforests and more. |
| temperatures, so the incidence of insect borne | | | | The rising sea levels can have major impacts on |
| diseases like Lyme disease (tick borne) and viral | | | | health as well, ranging from millions of people being |
| encephalitis (mosquito borne) may increase. I know | | | | displaced and the resultant problems, to disruptions in |
| local people who had both recently, whereas they | | | | food production, fresh water availability, and |
| were virtually unknown just a few years ago. Other | | | | sanitation. These factors can have global effects |
| insect borne diseases that may rise include West Nile | | | | even far from the oceans borders. |
| virus, dengue fever, and Ehrlichiosis. Also tropical | | | | Global warming is starting to have major effects, and |
| diseases may spread to the temperate zone, such as | | | | how serious they will be is unknown. They range |
| malaria and yellow fever. It is not as far fetched as it | | | | from science fiction doomsday scenarios, to less |
| may seem. | | | | catastrophic yet still very serious. One thing is certain, |
| The ongoing depletion of the ozone layer causes | | | | there are health consequences to global warming. |