Health Impacts Of Climate Change – Wildfires ravaging California, Washington State, and Oregon, and wildfires affecting air quality in states thousands of miles away, provide the latest reminder of the effects of climate change on our health and well-being.
As we grapple with the immediate and long-term consequences of the current global health pandemic, it can be difficult to think about climate change with the same level of urgency. But if anything, the pandemic has shown us that being unprepared for a global health crisis can lead to widespread death and bring the global economy to its knees within months. …