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The Effects of Global Warming in Our Health
     

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      Global Warming also has a impact in our health. As the weather gets hot it will be easier for deadly disease to be spread. Did you know that mosquitos are the main way to spread infectious diseases. Warmer weather will also increase the growth of harmful molds and fungi. The chart below displays the amount of human casualties from the effects of Global Warming.
                  Global Warming and Our Health
When
 What
 Where
1990
 Outbreak of malaria in Michigan, Texas, Georgia, California, New Jersey and New York.
Michigan - (MI)           Texas - (TX)                Georgia - (GA)
California - (CA)          New Jersey - (NJ)       New York - (NY)
Chicago - (CH)

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1995
 Two major heat waves
in Chicago killed more than 700 people
1998
 Heat waves in Dallas Texas killed more than 600 people.
1999
 Two Boy Scouts were
infected with malaria in Long Island (New York)
* The above information was found in http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ImpactsHealth.html *

    Scientist predict that if we don't do something to decrease global warming more deaths due to warmer weather will occur.  Dengue fever, malaria, hantavirus, cholera and encephalitis as well as other warmer climate diseases can be seen more often in the United States.
Higher air temperatures makes harmful ultraviolet radiation.  The ultraviolet radiation is leaking through the ozone layer.  With holes in the ozone humans are suffering higher rates of
  • damaged lung tissues
  • higher rate of asthma
  • pulmonary congestion
  • skin cancer
  • increase of vector borne diseases ( cholera, malaria, lyme disease)
  • hunger due to poor crop production
*Health forecasting are uncertain; how much the climate will have an affect on the humane body is an educated guess.  Prevention is the best medicine against future problems.