Global Warming is more than just weather it also affects our health in various ways. With the shifts in temperatures brought about we see more droughts and floods, thus we will see a rise in more people having health problems.
Severe heat waves normally means some deaths occur every year. With the severe heat also comes the release of toxic greenhouse gases, pollution, and infectious diseases. The ozone's happen faster at higher temperatures and the emissions of pollutants, like CO2, that force the ozone to go up even more. Therefore, as Global Warming rises the number of deaths rise also.
Higher temperatures is a breeding ground for malaria and mosquito borne illnesses. It is reported that approximately anywhere from 7,000 deaths per year are from Malaria. Another mosquito borne illness that's been on the rise these past few years has been the West Nile Virus. It is expected to continue to feed off the Global Warming's effects of the rising temperature. As the mosquito continues to move into areas, once too cold for them, they have new breeding grounds and opportunities to expand. As the summers are exceedingly hot the mosquitoes will then be able to transmit this sometimes fatal disease.
Smog is another element when added with extreme temperature to our ozone layer that is causing severe health problems that have lead to deaths in the past. It tends to damage our lung tissue, causing respiratory and often heart-related illness and deaths. This includes asthma in many of our nations children. Smog related deaths are projected to increase by 4.5 by the year 2050.
It is reported that there are at least 160,000 deaths per year related to Global Warming. Thus, the CDC has began preparation, for diseases as a result from Global Warming, as one of it's top priorities. We can only slow day Global Warming's progression by reducing the deadly CO2 that is being emitted into the atmosphere. Being Environmentally friendly and doing your part by going Green will help. You are not just saving the planet for future generations but possibly giving yourself and your loved ones a healthier one as well.
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