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Make a difference in the challenge to confront global warming and prevent nuclear war and the development and use of nuclear weapons.
The future of the disarmament agenda is on the line now as New START ratification moves forward in the US Senate.
Global warming is likely to increase the risk of some infectious diseases because rising temperatures and increased rainfall benefit insects and animals that carry human disease. Mosquitoes, for example, reproduce more rapidly and transmit disease more efficiently at higher temperatures. Warming temperatures also may allow mosquitoes and other insects to expand their range, which could put previously unexposed populations at risk of infection. More complex is the relationship between rainfall and disease transmission. Increasing frequency and intensity of droughts and floods, and more rapid swings between the two extremes could worsen the spread of disease. The mosquito that carries West Nile virus, for example, thrives in drought conditions, while the populations of its predators are reduced. Since it was introduced to North America just seven years ago, West Nile virus has infected more than 21,000 people in the United States and Canada. Lyme disease, malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and encephalitis could also spread as a result of global warming. Developing countries, which already experience a disproportionate share of the global infectious disease burden, are especially at risk.
Download PSR's Fact Sheet:
The Medical and Public Health Impacts of Global Warming (PDF)
Coal ash is toxic, widespread, and leaking. Tell the EPA today that this problem requires effective, mandatory federal regulation.
We can lower carbon pollution by fully implementing the Clean Air Act. Don't let dirty fossil fuel industries pressure members of Congress to tie the EPA's hands and place profits before health.
Hope for a Heated Planet
Author Bob Musil, former PSR executive director and now scholar-in-residence at American University, has written an insightful and informative account about the climate change issue and how it has finally emerged in the public’s mind as a major public health concern. Read more »
Climate Chaos
Written thoughtfully for a lay audience, this book by PSR Board member Cindy Parker and psychologist and former journalist Steve Shapiro describes in lay terms how climate change will affect our health if it continues unabated. Read more »
Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
The Toolkit is a combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user-friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. Read more »
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