Climate Change and disease, Allergies and climate change

How many people die from asthma each year

250,000

How many people currently have asthma

300 million

How does climate change cause heat waves? What will be the effect of these heat waves

As temperatures increase, hot dry summers will become the norm, there will be more heat related deaths

What solution is offered to combat allergies? How will this help

Control rising C02 levels will reduce global warming

What solutions are offered to help climate change and diseases? How will each of these help

Deal with heat waves, PREPARE, Improve defenses against vector-borne diseases, Reduce carbon emissions to reduce warming

What are the three areas of concern that doctors and scientists have about human health as a result of climate change

Death from heat waves, tropical disease, worsened water-borne disease

What will warmer temperatures do to growing seasons? How will this effect allergies

Early pollination and longer growing season. Records indicate that warming will make allergies worse

How will each of the pillars be affected by climate change

Heat will make water and food scarce and sanitation and air quality will get worse

What are two causes mentioned in the article for the rise of ragweed pollen

Increase in C02 concentration, Increased temperatures with urbanization

What is one reason for the recent increases of people with asthma

Rising level of ragweed pollen

How will rainfall affect human health

Severe rainstorms carry an increased risk of water-borne diseases

What is a second reason that asthma will be worse if average temperatures continue to increase

Warming increases ozone which is asthma irritant

What are the pillars of public health

Water, sanitation, air quality, sufficient food

Explain how climate will affect malaria

With heat, mosquitoes range will extend, bringing malaria