The severity of natural disasters is likely to continue to increase due to climate change. Why are public health professionals concerned about climate change?
Public health professionals are concerned because climate change has multiple impacts on human health such as:
• Heat-related illnesses and deaths due to increasingly frequent and severe heat waves
• Injuries and increases in waterborne disease due to increased precipitation and associated flooding
• Threats to public safety during coastal flooding and storm surges as a result of rising sea levels
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