Climate change is a health crisis

Climate change is among the leading global health threats of the 21st century. It will exacerbate the burden of every major health-outcome category: infectious diseases; chronic diseases; mental health; injuries and death. çlimate is a threat multiplier for health 

 1. Mortality risk is rising. Annual heaat-related death could increase ninefold in the U.S. from about 12,000 now to more than 100,000 by 2100 in a high-emmision scenario. 

 2. injuries could increasse. Some 26 mikllion people across the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia may be exposed to injuries during storm surges by 2045 in a high-emission scenario. As coral bleaching weakens a natural defense against coastal erosion, storms and flood in low-lying coastal areas. 

 3. Infectious diseases may expand or (re)-emerge. Dengue couild spread to the Southeasternm U.S by 2050 as mosquito transmission zone expand from the tropics. 

 4. Mental illness may surge. Among Pacific Islanders at risk of forge displacement as sea level rise, and among Central American migrants fleeing droughts, hunger and poverty, miore than half the population exhibits sign of mental ill health Climate change affects health directyl and indirectyl through complex pathway

                                                                Source: Marsh & Mclennan 

 Given the threat of climate change to health and the lag between emissions and consequences, urgent action is vital. The right respones today will go long way towards reducing risk and the need to make even more drastics and expensive changes tomorrow.

World Climate/ World Health?

         Climate threat has indeed become more prevalence and pose lethal threat for our Earth. Yet, despite the dire state of it society still seems to be rather sloppy about it. Climate threat is far from being as simple as our world become hotter and and harder to eat ice cream in normal weather. The health of human population might be in danger with the rapid changes of our climate, and yeah, lot of people do not seem to noticed this sadly.

           Mortality rate will totally be affected by the climate changes. Heat-related death will become more prevalence, not mentioning countries that suffer from drought that may as good as ruined by the next decade as how our climate is. Hurricanes and storm will also become more frequents by the instability of our climate, hence causing more casualties and property damages. 

 

            Disease that as lethal as current pandemic, or worse may come to appear as our icebergs keep on melting, revealing all the dangers that has been in permafrost all these centuries. In case you did not get what it means, it is like all the plaques and and pandemic level disease from all of Earth time-span accumulation may hit us. And it will be far worse than what we faced now by Covid-19.

             Disaster and injuries from natures-related cause are more likely to become worsen. Forest fire, hurricanes, raging sea storms, all of these are few of such disaster that will become routine in near future, that is, if we keep on being heedless about our climate. As these hazardous occurrences become frequent, injuries and casualties will follow through.

            The world future seems grim if all that was mentioned above become reality, and it is likely to be. You can already see what happen to us when a single pandemic hit us. Chaos, anger, hunger, death, a truly nightmarish vision and yet it was as real as it be. And as we keep on neglecting our world's condition, believe me, it will become worse more than you can imagine. I wish not to see those futures and i think so are you, but action speak louder than word, so let me ask you. How loud are you now?

5 Animals That Are Suffering From Climate Change

 

One of the biggest threats 

of our time is climate change. 

With rising oceans, devastating wildfires and water 

shortages, we are already seeing its impacts. 

Not only can these changes have a drastic effect on different 

habitats, but also on the wildlife that calls these places home. 

These are five species 

currently impacted by climate change.

This list is just the tip of the iceberg of what we can 

expect in years to come, if we don't act on the climate now. 

In history books, future generations do not only see these species — 

we owe it to them to preserve these creatures and their ecosystems. 

1. Alaskan Caribou

Caribou are still on the move — moving long distances 

in search of sufficient food is not unusual for them. 

But it could drastically change the habitat of the caribou and winter 

food sources as temperatures rise and wildfires burn hotter and longer in Alaska. 

Ultimately, for nutritional, cultural and economic reasons, this 

will impact subsistence hunters who depend on caribou. Photo by 

Christopher Miller for The New York Times.

2. Puffins

In the United States and elsewhere, these colorful-billed birds 

that look like miniature penguins are suffering population declines. 

Puffins in the Gulf of Maine have trouble locating their 

main sources of food such as white hake and herring. 

The fish migrate into deeper waters or further north as the seawarms, 

making it more difficult for puffins to catch a meal and feed their young. 

Through feeding their young butterfish, adult puffins compensate, but young puffins 

are unable to swallow these big fish and many die of starvation. 

The reproductive ability of these birds is all affected 

by delayed breeding seasons, low birth rates and chick survival. Photo by ISTOCK/PULPITIS.

3. Snowshoe Hares

This North American rabbit has evolved to turn white in winter 

to blend in with the snow, to help hide from predators. 

Snow is melting faster in some regions of climate change than the 

hares have become used to, leaving strong white hares exposed in snow-less landscapes. 

This increased vulnerability could lead to declines in 

hare populations that would have repercussions for other species. 

In forest habitats, snowshoe 

hares plays a vital role. Photo by Robert Harding, World Imagery/Corbis.

4. Polar Bears

Polar bears have become a symbol 

of climate change throughout many instances. 

They were listed under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species in 2008 — the 

first species to be listed due to expected population losses due to the effects of climate change. 

The main cause of their decrease is the loss of 

sea ice habitat due to the warming of the Arctic. 

Polar bears need sea ice to hunt seals—a primary food source—as well 

as migrate around the large home ranges they need for habitat foraging. Photo by Shutterstock.

5. Salmon

To spawn, salmon need 

cold, fast-flowing streams and rivers. 

In the Pacific Northwest, shifting stream flows and warming 

waters are already affecting certain habitats and ecosystems of salmon. 

Higher temperatures have also caused a toxic salmon 

parasite to enter the Yukon River in Alaska. 

Thus, while salmon may currently be on the menu, in the coming years, 

climate change is expected to affect the major commercial and recreational fishing industries. Photo by Rudolf Svensen.