Health

Reasons to Conserve

Use the following links for different perspectives:

	Environmental Impacts
	Cost Impacts
	Health Impacts
	Economic Impacts
	Ecosystems Impacts
	Security Impacts
	Human Rights Impacts
	Other Impacts

Health Impacts:

Warm weather has created ideal conditions for spreading infectious diseases such as Dengue Fever, Malaria, Cholera and Encephalitis; which could result in death of millions of people.
Climate stress on agriculture could result in 300 million more victims of malnutrition.
Extreme floods and droughts are expected which could diminish the availability of safe drinking water or lead to diseases.

Something to think about:

In Chicago during the summer of 1995, 700 people died. There are also predictions that by 2020 global warming could cause 145% rise in mortality in NY City.