Climate Change and Health
Climate Change and Health

Air Quality and Public Health

Global warming and its effects contribute to air pollution. For this reason, Canadians, particularly those in the urban areas do not enjoy fresh and clean air. Increased air pollution is caused when greenhouse emissions that cause climate change are emitted into the environment. Air pollution is also a result of excessive temperature which causes more forest fires.
Climate change is linked to four specific air contaminants that can damage our health. They include:

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Agriculture and Climate Change

Most farmers are well aware that farming is highly reliant on the weather. Robin Tunnicliffe is a farmer and she has been growing fresh produce for locally-sourcing restaurants and farmer’s markets for nearly 20 years. Tunnicliffe started to note that the changing world slowly brought to an end the long-established habits and standards that led to good agricultural practices.
Modern methods, strategies, and technology have increased the productivity of today’s crop and livestock farms. However, cultivation success still relies on having a lot of …

The Relationship Between Climate Change and Health

Physicians and other health practitioners have long acknowledged that climate and environmental conditions affect human health. They have raised concerns about the many aspects of climate change that are likely to affect our health and quality of life.
Climate change-related health threats impact every aspect of our lives. Other than increasing temperatures, climate change increases the risks of emerging diseases, as well as challenges to our mental, emotional, and community health.
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