World Health Day - and another reason global warming sucks!

April 9, 2008

Many of us have faced the same issue...allergies! Allergy season seems to get worse and worse every year. Many sources point to changes in global climate as a culprit for allergies. World Health Day this year focuses on how the global climate changes can and will impact our health in the future.

GLOBAL: Rich must pay climate change health costs (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN Countries, mostly in the developing world could spend between US$6 to $18 billion a year by 2030 to manage additional costs to health services as a result of climate change, according to independent research cited by a World Health Organisation (WHO) official, hence the need for rich countries responsible for global warming to help pay towards these additional health costs.

WHO: Global health put at risk by climate change (People's Daily)
The health of hundreds of millions of people may be put at risk by the effects of global climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. "Global warming has already impacted lives and health, and this problem wil ...

Western United-States Heats Up
The West may not be the best when it comes to climate change. According to new analysis of temperature data that the Natural Resources Defense Council has done, 11 Western states are showing a faster temperature rise than the global average.

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