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1 Kristen Welker-Hood, DSc MSN RN Director, Environment & Health Programs Physicians for Social Responsibility- National Global Warming: Public Health Impacts and Solutions

2 Global Warming: The Evidence

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4 The Keeling Curve Source: Scripps Institute of Oceanography

5 Source: US Global Change Research Program Changes in Atmospheric CO 2

6 “Consensus as strong as the one that has developed around this topic is rare in science” Donald Kennedy, Editor in Chief, Science Magazine “Global GHG emissions due to human activities have grown since pre-industrial times, with an increase of 70% between 1970 and 2004” IPCC AR4 SYR SPM “Most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic GHG concentrations” IPCC AR4 SYR SPM

7 Global Warming & Health Effects

8 Potential Climate Change Impacts

9 Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health

10 European Heat Wave of 2003 Source: NASA

11 Spreading Infectious Disease: Malaria Source: UNEP/GRID-Arendal

12 Storm Intensity Sea Surface Temperature Stronger Hurricanes Source: Emanuel K. Nature (2005); 436: 686-688.Source: NASA

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14 Rising Seas

15 Drought Source: United Nations

16 Air Pollution-Related Health Impacts from Coal Fired Power Plants Healthy Airway Inflamed Airway

17 Greenhouse Gasses and Their Sources

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20 IPCC AR4 WG3, fig 1-1b Percent Anthropogenic GHG Emissions per year by source.


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