#Climate #change #humid #heatwaves #kill #healthy #people

#Climate #change #humid #heatwaves #kill #healthy #people

The Guardian: Climate change to cause humid heatwaves that will kill even healthy people. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw96nT0DU https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/02/climate-change-to-cause-humid-heatwaves-that-will-kill-even-healthy-people Extreme heatwaves that kill even healthy people within hours will strike parts of the Indian subcontinent unless global carbon emissions are cut sharply and soon, according to new research. Even outside of these hotspots, three-quarters of the 1.7bn population…

Children especially vulnerable to the effects of global warming

Children especially vulnerable to the effects of global warming

#Trump has selected Myron Ebell, a climate change and global warming skeptic, to lead the @EPA transition team. https://t.co/xRek0umjnn pic.twitter.com/jQuplxCHm7 – Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) November 11, 2016 http://www.webmd.com/children/news/20071029/global-warming-threat-to-kids-health According to the group’s report, examples of the effects global warming could have on children’s health include: Increased susceptibility to injury or death, posttraumatic stress, loss of…

Caring about our children’s future

Caring about our children’s future

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/us-election-looms-large-over-un-climate-talks/2016/11/06/5a8ea354-a424-11e6-ba46-53db57f0e351_story.html?tid%3Dpm_world_pop_b Brazilian Environment Minister Sarney Filho told reporters in a conference call Thursday he believes American society supports climate action regardless of who becomes the next president. “However, on a personal note, I hope Trump doesn’t win,” he added. Clinton backs the climate policies of President Barack Obama’s government, including continued engagement in the Paris…