A team of researchers, including Dr. Pam Templer, plans to break boundaries in an attempt to emphasize the links of illness and climate change. Some of the consequences this group has outlined include “injuries or deaths linked to severe storms, extreme heat, or uncontrollable forest fires; heightened risks for infectious diseases transmitted by ticks, insects, and other animals; increasing rates and severity of allergies; rising respiratory illness and cardiovascular diseases linked to deteriorating air quality; less access to safe drinking water and sanitation; and nutritional shortages.” Although these implications have very serious consequences, this group is primarily focusing its efforts on preventing further carbon emissions and reducing the atmosphere’s current carbon load.
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