Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Health

Negative effects on the health of people living in Ontario can be directly related to climate change. "Climate change will have negative implications on our health"(CAA). Some examples of things that could affect people's health due to climate change are: air, water, and food quality, and illnesses brought on by extreme weather conditions. When sunlight interacts with fuels in the air such as vehicle exhaust, smog is created, causing respiratory diseases. Increasing temperatures means warmer bodies of water which results in better conditions for microorganisms to breed. These microoorganisms can cause infections and poisoning of the sea animals that we eat. According to McGillivray, "In May 2000, Ontario suffered the worst case of E. Coli contamination in Canada", this tainted the water supply and even resulted in deaths. These negative effects on the health of humans are all caused by the "increasing temperatures and greater variations in weather"(CAA). Humans must take action to prevent the effects of climate change.

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