6 Side Effects Climate Change Has on Your Health

6 Side Effects Climate Change Has on Your Health
What can you do to protect your family's health from climate change?
Global warming, or climate change as it's now commonly referred to, is a hot-button debate issue that has two polar opposite beliefs.

However, despite political opinions, researchers at the Climate Interactive found that within the next 10 years, the planet will warm by 6.3 degrees.

Even though that doesn't seem like much, it can lead to numerous issues down the line.

  1. More vector-borne disease
  2. More water-borne illnesses
  3. Longer allergy seasons
  4. Declining crops
  5. Air pollution
  6. More heatwaves

Senior Scientist and Deputy Director of the Science Center at the Natural Resources Defense Council, Dr. Kim Knowlton, shares the six side effects global warming has on your health.

Additional Info

  • Segment Number: 2
  • Audio File: health_radio/1542ml1b.mp3
  • Featured Speaker: Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Guest Website: Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Guest Bio: Kim Knowlton Dr. Kim Knowlton is Senior Scientist and Deputy Director of the Science Center at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

    She is also assistant clinical professor of environmental health sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University; and past chair of the Climate Change Topic Committee of the American Public Health Association's Environment Section.

    She is co-convening lead author for the human health chapter of the U.S. Third National Climate Assessment; a member of the 2nd New York City Panel on Climate Change; and was among the researchers who participated in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 2007 Fourth and 2013 Fifth Assessment Reports.
  • Length (mins): 10
  • Waiver Received: No
  • Host: Melanie Cole, MS
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