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20 Apr 2018 |
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Let’s limit carbon emissions
On June 23, the U.S. Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, told health leaders gathered at the White House Summit on Climate Change and Health that climate change poses a “serious, immediate and global threat to human health,” urging that it is “well past time” to take action. Recent evidence makes it clear that […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health issues due to sea level rise impact communities in South Florida
The Florida Institute for Health Innovation released a report today on communities from Palm Beach to Key West with the greatest risk for adverse health effects of sea level rise and mapped zones most prone to environmental sea level rise impacts, described associated public health risks and identified the region’s socially, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Fossil fuels are the new tobacco when it comes to health risk
As future doctors we call on the Wellcome Trust and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to remove their investments from fossil fuel companies. We share a responsibility to our future patients to address unmitigated climate change – described as “the biggest health threat of the 21st century” – and to advocate for a ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Wildfires Spark Public Health Warnings from State Officials
Dawn Mullally, director of air quality and transportation with the American Lung Association in Colorado, says exposure to particulates in smoke, even from distant fires, can impact the upper respiratory system. “People who have asthma or respiratory issues, their symptoms are going to increase,” she points out. ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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At the Eye of the Storm: Women and Climate Change
Struggling to save their failing crops. Walking farther afield to fetch clean water. Protecting their families from devastating storms and violent conflicts. “Women are usually the support systems for our family…we are the last to leave in the event of a catastrophe, which is why women and families are disproportionately hurt by ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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In Alaska’s Remote Towns, Climate Change Is Already Leaving Many Hungry
Walrus represents a major source of nutritious food for many in Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island. In recent years, warmer temperatures have pushed the sea ice farther from St. Lawrence’s shores, making walrus hunting more challenging. This shortfall has led to increased food insecurity on the island.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change is extending mosquito season in the D.C. region — bad news for Zika
As if climate change wasn’t already bad enough, we now have one more reason to change course. Summer heat is hanging around longer, the days are becoming more humid, and mosquito season is lengthening, which means an increased risk of vector-borne diseases like Zika.Baltimore tops the list of growing mosquito seasons, according to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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A Vegetarian Italy Could Reduce Climate Change Caused by Food Emissions
The announcement last week that Turin—the industrial core of meat-loving Italy—will be making moves toward vegetarianism was met with some groans. According to The Guardian, the meat-reduction agenda introduced by the city’s new mayor, Chiara Appendino, drew complaints of nanny-stateism; one disgruntled Tweeter mocked the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change extends Lyme tick’s life span
While I advocate mandating extensive health coverage for those afflicted with Lyme disease, I also want to acknowledge one of the main reasons Lyme disease has become such a threatening issue on Cape Cod (“Time ticking on legislating treatment,” July 19, Page 1). The reason is climate change.Temperatures are rising, giving way to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Unhealthy air, unhealthy lungs, unhealthy communities
Op-ed about clean air and climate change in a newsweekly newspaper geared towards Indian-Americans. Also found on page 23 at this link: https://issuu.com/indiapost/docs/indiapost_05-20-2016_e-paper