“Climate change is not just about melting icebergs, storm surges, floods, and droughts, according to Parenti. A warmer world will be more dangerous and unstable, and the damage caused by climbing temperatures will be a catalyst for escalating religious conflicts,… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
“The impact on our health barely rates any media coverage, even though that’s the part of a changing climate that will hit us the hardest in the near future. The United States has neglected to support research into the health… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
“Much like the transmission pattern of the hantavirus, the rat population was depleted during the drought, when food was scarce. Once the rains returned,… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
“disease that was in Mexico during the 16th century,” Acuña-Soto said. “This sounded like a hemorrhagic fever. So if the Spanish didn’t bring about… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
“In Canada, there are fears they could wipe out the whole boreal forest,” said Wiedinmyer. “There would be no trees in Canada—one of our… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
“The lung development of children who lived near highly trafficked corridors was stunted—about 20 percent smaller than average—which greatly impaired their functioning. These youngsters… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
“Climate change is not just about melting icebergs, storm surges, floods, and droughts, according to Parenti. A warmer world will be more dangerous and… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
“DeBlieux recalled. “And then they didn’t. We heard on the portable radio that we had already been evacuated. That was priceless.” In the storm’s… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
“Research on air quality in New York City, Phoenix, and Baltimore shows that ambient CO2 parts per million (ppm) levels can spike into the… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
“The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that, worldwide over the past three decades, 150,000 people a year have died as a result of a… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
“law enforcement officials continually rebuffed offers of help by private citizens with boats. “Nobody ever envisioned that the authorities would prevent people from coming… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
“The effect of a warming planet on our health is “a threat that’s been completely neglected, marginalized, and ignored by the global health community… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
“The impact on our health barely rates any media coverage, even though that’s the part of a changing climate that will hit us the… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
“We need a 21st-century international public health movement. Unless this challenge finds its way to the top of the international public health agenda, this… — Linda Marsa Copy Share Image
