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IMPACT : Health

Disease-
     Global warming will increase the range of vector
     borne diseases (malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever
     and encephalitis) would cause greater risk of
     infection.

Heat-Related Illness/Death-
     Number of heat waves would increase, and be
     exacerbated by increases in humidity/air pollution.
     This will cause an increase in heat related death
     & illness. The impact will be greatest on elderly,
     sick, and populations without air conditioners.

Hunger-Related Illness/Death-
     In regions where crop yields are reduced due to
     climate change, insecure populations will face
     malnutrition.

Water-Related Illness/Death-
     In regions where there is increased flooding, risk
     of drowning & diarrhoel/respiratory diseases will
     increase. In developing countries flooding will
     cause hunger/malnutrition

Winter vs. Summer Deaths-
     In developed temperate zones, the decrease in
     winter deaths may be greater than the amount of
     increase in summer deaths..

 


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