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  • INFOGRAPHIC Health Impacts of Climate Change

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    some of the health implications of climate change and which aspects of climate change trigger them. page one being a graphic, page two being a few examples of the items noted in the graphic

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    some of the health implications of climate change and which aspects of climate change trigger them. page one being a graphic, page two being a few examples of the items noted in the graphic

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    INFOGRAPHIC Health Impacts of Climate Change

    Transféré par

    EcologyOttawa
    some of the health implications of climate change and which aspects of climate change trigger them. page one being a graphic, page two being a few examples of the items noted in the graphic

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    HealthImpactsofClimateChange

    Higheraverage temperatures Moreextrahot Moreextreme daysandfewer weatherevents extracoolnites


    Deathby overheating Deathdue tostormetc. Hospitals damaged/closed Contaminated water Asthma,allergies,airqualitydueto spores&pollen Postfloodmold fires&smoke

    vectorborne disease&pest species,expanded rangeandvigour

    Drought,famine&foodsecurity

    Senseofdoom

    Mentalhealth Violence&crime Climaterefugees war&securityissues

    Postdisaster

    HowClimateChangeNegativelyEffectsHealthExamples
    Vectorbornedisease&pestspecies,expandedrangeandvigour tickborneillnessessuchasLymedisease(numbersdoubledinUSsince1991)andHGA(human granulocyticanaplasmosis) MosquitobornesuchasWestNile Pollenseasonslastinglonger,pollenmoreplentifulandcontainsmoreoftheproteinsthatcause theallergies Noxiousplantslikepoisonivygrowmorevigorously Deathbyoverheating 70,000deathsinEuropeattributedto2003&2005heatwaves 52,000inRussiain2010(includesairqualitydeathsfromforestfires) Deathduetostormetc. Winterstormstrappingpeople Heavyrains,windandseaconditionsdrowningpeople Moretreedamageandpropertydamageresultingindeath&injury Moreiceduetostormsandfreezethawcyclescausingfalls Hospitalsdamaged/closedexactlywhentheyareneededmost AlbertafloodingclosedtheHighRiverhospitalwhichtooktwomonthstofullyreopen TrilliumHospitalinMississaugahadpowerproblemsduring2013downpoursandflooding. HospitalsinNewYorkduringSandyandinNewOrleansduringKatrinasomeneverreopened. ContaminatedWater Floodconditionsoftenrequireworkinginwaterscontaminatedwithbiologicallyandchemically dangerousmaterials Asthma,allergiesandairquality Allaremadeworsebyincreasedtemperatures.Inparticularmanysporesandpollensarefound inincreaseddensitiesinwarmerenvironments;heatinfluencedforestfiresaddsmokeand pollutionreducingairquality;afterfloodeventshousingetc.isoftensubjecttomoldand mildewcausingrespiratoryproblemsforresidents Drought,famineandfoodsecurity FoodgrowingregionssuchasCaliforniaarealreadyexperiencingwatershortages.Models predictmanyfarmingregionswheredroughtisnowanoccasionalproblemmaybeginto desertify. MentalHealth Heateventshavebeenassociatedwithviolenceandcrime;depressionfollowingcatastrophic events;astudyofInuitmentalhealthasrelatestoclimatechange;generalizedfeelingofdoom ClimateRefugees Defenseestablishmentsandimmigrationauthoritiesarewellawareofmigrationpressuresand potentialforsocialinstability,

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