The Hidden Health Hazards of Climate Change
Climate change isn’t just an environmental problem – it’s also a health hazard. Air pollution and
changing weather patterns give rise to heat-related illnesses, asthma and allergic disorders.
Hurricanes and other disasters leave hospitals scrambling to save patients without power and
resources. According to the Centers for Disease Control, insect-borne diseases have tripled in
the United States in recent years – and warmer weather is largely to blame. Jonathan Patz, of
the Global Health Institute calls climate change “one of the most important public health
challenges of our times.
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2019-01-13
53 min
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