climate change
Climate change is the global health emergency of the 21st Century is an article written by Hollis.Ph.d, J.D, a leading climate justice analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientist.
In 2018,13 U.S scientific agencies together published the Fourth National Climate Assessment. The article indicates how rising seas, severe weather conditions, and high temperatures result in mental issues, infectious disease, and cardiopulmonary illness. Many residents of color and low-income struggles with pollution of air, soil, and water caused by the burning of fossils fuels or dumping lead and ash in the water supply.
Climatic change is associated with chronic conditions like depression, obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney disease, and propels the body to overwork when reacting to existing environmental hazards. The changes alter patterns of illness and distort the health system, which can’t be ignored. Union of Concerned Scientists discovered that change in temperatures leads to the extreme increase of heat, resulting in more public health risks, especially to low incomers who are not able to relocate during severe weather events.
Hollis states that Policies need to be formulated that ensure clean energy is used and the community protected from the effects of climate change.