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Climate Change May Be Bad For Your Asthma

From Pat Bass, About.com GuideMay 19, 2009

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There has been great debate about climate change with strong, passionate arguments on both sides. What you may not have considered is that climate change may also affect your asthma.
The increasing world-wide temperatures are associated with climate change that can lead to all of the following that may in turn worsen your asthma:
  • Increasing pollen production
  • Increasing ozone pollution
  • Worsening air pollution
  • Changing climate patterns that lead to increased chances of storms and wildfires
All of these climate induced changes have the potential for worsening human health, specifically asthma. Because of the controversies surrounding climate change, whether or not governments will seek to expeditiously and successfully mitigate these risks remains an open question. What do you think- should government more aggressively address climate change as a commitment to public health and asthma?

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Comments
May 22, 2009 at 8:56 am
(1) Ted Murphy :

I’ve read that climate change thus far has resulted in more land under cultivation. That in turn has yielded more food and helped increase the planet’s human population.

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