Do you think the effects of climate change affect your health? If so will you change your behaviour?

Question

This question relates to some work I am doing on my dissertation - climate change and health, so I would really appreciate some feedback! Thanks

Answer 1

There is no evidence that the climate is actually changing.

The climate has been constant for the last 10 years.

http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs...

There should be no effect on health at all.

Answer 2

I have lived in the northern US and the southern US ... and not found any correlation with my general health, which is excellent.

Most people like warm weather, that likely explains why they move to disgusting hot places like Arizona, Florida, and Georgia.

While in Michigan I experienced a yearly change of greater than 100 F in air temperature over the course of a year, for many years, and have lived to tell about it.

So the possibility of a gradual 1 or 2 C change in avg global temp over hundreds of years ... is not a worry of mine.

An American has a 1 in 76 chance of dying in a traffic accident (lifetime), and will most likely die of heart disease, cancer, or stroke.

Compared to these well-quantified risks, climate change is just not in the same ballpark.

Answer 3

Becky,

Any climate change that has occurred is far too small to be noticeable. As a previous poster noted, it is possible to experience dramatic temperature changes, increased/decreased humidity, blazing sun and complete darkness all within a 24 hour period and survive it with no ill effects. Compared to weather changes, climate change is imperceptible. To extend this thinking, we should be able to adapt to miniscule changes over long periods of time with no more effort than we put into seasonal changes which - depending on where you live - may be two or more orders of magnitude (100X) greater than any climate change that has occurred.

Barring some extremely subtle effects - or perhaps psychological effects resulting from perceived change (being told the climate has changed) - your conclusion may be that there is no correlation between climate change and health; but good luck with your paper. I’d be interested in your findings.

Answer 4

no...and no

Answer 5

Generally warming is beneficial to your health, so if there is any warming, get out and enjoy the day and your good health.