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Health Effects of Global Warming & Coal. “Overall…the health effects of a rapidly changing climate are likely to be overwhelmingly negative.” – World Health Organization. Turning up the Heat!. 14.4°F. 10.8°F. +3.5°F (1.6-5.2). 7.2°F. +2.2°F (1.1-3.4). 3.6°F.
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“Overall…the health effects of a rapidly changing climate are likely to be overwhelmingly negative.” – World Health Organization
Turning up the Heat! 14.4°F 10.8°F +3.5°F (1.6-5.2) 7.2°F +2.2°F (1.1-3.4) 3.6°F 2000 2020 2040 2060 2080 2100
California Heat Wave 2006 • Daytime temperatures >100°F for two weeks • Record night time highs • > 1 million without electricity • Death toll estimates 150-450 • ~16,000 excess ER visits and 1,000 excess hospitalizations • 25,000 cattle and 700,000 chickens died
Hydrologic Cycle: Floods UN Millennium Ecosystem assessment
Effect on Cascades Snowpack • Temp in the Northwest 2 deg F hotter since 1970 • Up to 25% reduction in snowpack in Cascades since 1930’s. Expect 50-70% loss by 2050. • Stream flow reductions • Loss of snowpack affects tourism, skiing, drinking water, irrigation and electricity production in summer www.vhtr.org
Spreading Infectious Disease: Malaria UNEP/GRID-Arendal Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
Heat + Dirty Fuels => Ozone Source: EPA EPA
Deteriorating Air Quality: Ozone Healthy Airway Inflamed Airway
Mercury: Poisoning waters, fish… and us Fish Advisories Where you Live
Energy Efficiency “There’s no cheaper, cleaner power than power you don’t have to produce.” - Gary Zarker, Seattle City Light