Diseases Caused by Global Warming
The increasing heat in the earth’s atmosphere can cause several diseases that can be deadly. Here are some diseases and illnesses that can be resulted in by global warming:
Asthma. According to the American Public Health Association (APHA):
Millions of poor and minority children in America’s cities likely will suffer even higher rates of asthma as the result of a “powerful one-two punch” of higher levels of pollen and changes in the types of molds spurred by global warming along with unhealthy urban air masses caused by the burning of fossil fuel by cars, trucks and buses.
Malaria, Encephalitis and Dengue. Malaria and Dengue are mosquito-borne diseases that can prove to be fatal. Global warming increases the number of Malaria, Encephalitis and Dengue victims because warmer climates can result in a booming population of ticks and mosquitoes that cause these diseases.
Cholera. According to Sierra.org:
Climate-related increases in sea surface temperatures and sea level can lead to higher incidence of water-borne infectious and toxin-related illnesses such as cholera and shellfish poisoning; zooplankton which can harbor cholera proliferate in warmer water temperatures, and provide a potential environmental reservoir for the disease.
What We can do to Mitigate Global Warming
Below are similar blog action day posts that give tips and advices on how we can help curb global warming and save the environment:
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Anything that you can do to share this link or help promote awareness of this issue will be greatly appreciated. Normally, I don’t ask for this kind of help, but the issue is that important to me.
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i think that global warming is a BAD thing, did u know that global warming can spread and cause diseases. and thats a bad thing.
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