Friday, January 11, 2013

Bummer: U.S. government report suggests that trace amounts of atmospheric CO2 can lead to "threats to mental health"

Report: Climate change triggers extreme weather events - Andrew Restuccia - POLITICO.com
Human activities play a primary role in causing climate change, and evidence is mounting that those changes will lead to more frequent extreme weather events, according to a major draft report that will be released later Friday.
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“Climate change threatens human health and well-being in many ways, including impacts from increased extreme weather events, wildfire, decreased air quality, diseases transmitted by insects, food and water and threats to mental health,” the report says.

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