Health Effects of Climate Change THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

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Health Effects of Climate Change THE HEALTH EFFECTS THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF OF CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE

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Health Effects of Climate Change

THE HEALTH THE HEALTH

EFFECTSEFFECTS

OF OF

CLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE

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Wendy Ring MD, MPH

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WARMER WINTERS

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HOTTER SUMMERS

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RECORDBREAKINGEXTREMES

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CASE ONE

72 year old woman with fever and confusion.

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HEAT WAVE: Nationwide July 2011

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CASE TWO

54 year old woman who can't walk or talk.

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WEST NILE VIRUS:New York to California

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DENGUE FEVER: Key West, FL 2009-10

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Kissing Bug Chaga's Disease

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Hanta Virus Lyme Disease

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CASE THREE

10 year old boy who quit playing soccer.

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OZONE: Bakersville, CA 2012

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POLLEN:Eugene, OR 2012

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DROUGHT:Texas 2011

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WILDFIRE

Colorado Springs 2012

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NITROGEN OXIDES:New Mexico 2011

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CASE FOUR

A citywide outbreak of “stomach flu”.

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FLOODING:Louisville, KY 2011

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COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWNew York, NY

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West Haven, CT Duluth, MN 2011 2012

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MASS MIGRATION

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DIAGNOSIS:

DIAGNOSIS:

CO2 POLLUTION

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BURNING FOSSIL FUEL RELEASES CO2 INTO AIR

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CO2 BLANKET TRAPS HEAT

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It's us.

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It's U.S.

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International Panel on Climate Change Scenarios

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International Panel on Climate Change Scenarios

BEST WORST

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We are on track for the worst case scenario

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Temperature Rise By 2100 7-12 degrees F

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Feedback Loops

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The Treatment

QUIT

SMOKING

FOSSIL FUELS

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CO2 2030 50% below 19902050 80% below 1990

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CORN

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NATURAL GAS

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Clean Renewable Energy

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Energy Efficient Buildings

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Low Carbon Transport

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Smart Growth

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Active Transportation

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Aid to Developing Countries

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WE CAN

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Greensburg, KS

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Portland, OR

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OUR CHOICE

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Act now. There is no Planet B.