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EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING

EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING. Heat Waves. Longer summers and shorter winters. Heat Waves. Elderly. Babies and very young people. Homeless. Hearth problems and Asthma. Spread of Diseases. Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes. Spread of Diseases. Malaria Dengue fever Yellow fever

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EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING

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  1. EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING

  2. Heat Waves • Longer summers and shorter winters

  3. Heat Waves • Elderly. • Babies and very young people. • Homeless. • Hearth problems and • Asthma

  4. Spread of Diseases • Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes

  5. Spread of Diseases • Malaria • Dengue fever • Yellow fever • Encephalitis • Cholera

  6. Drought and Flooding • Decrease and increase of the precipitation

  7. Drought and Flooding • China’s provinces

  8. Stronger Hurricanes and Storms • As the oceans get warmer, storms get stronger.

  9. Katrina

  10. Rita

  11. Wilma

  12. Worked Cited GORE, Albert. An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do about It. New York: Rodale, 2006. MARCELL, Kristen and Art DeGaetano. “Climate Change and New York’s Future”. New York State Conservationist. 62.1 Aug. 2007: 10-13. Readers’ Guide FullText. HW Wilson: Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature. LaGuardia Community College Lib., Long Island City, NY. 14 Mar. 2008. <http://www.hwwilson.com> United States Environmental Protection Agency. Climate Change: Health and Environmental Effects. <www.epa.gov>

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