The Climate Change Threatens Health


Jakarta, the world population to reach 7 billion in October and is expected to increase to more than 10 billion by 2050. Uncontrolled population growth will impact on climate change because of the increasing need of global resources.

This population growth will overwhelm global resources. Natural resources such as food, water, and forests will be depleted at an alarming rate, triggering hunger, conflict, social unrest, and extinction of species.

"In 2050, diperkiarakan there will be an additional 70 million deaths in sub-Saharan Africa alone," said Tony McMichael, professor of public health at the Australian National University.

Species of mosquitoes spread due to climate change, so the level of malaria transmission will rise and hit countries such as Zimbabwe 2025-2050.

An additional 21 million people in China would risk causing global warming increases flooding and allow disease-carrying water snails explore new areas.

Health effects will be felt not only in Africa or Asia, but Europe also will feel the consequences.

"Problems caused by excessive consumption in high-income countries has resulted in ecological and financial debt. The greatest risk to human health from increased use of fossil fuels are heart disease, stroke and cancer," said Ian Roberts, professor of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine .

"Europe is also at risk of heat waves, floods, and other infectious diseases because of the shift of pests leads to the northern latitude. The fact is, there is ample evidence that the disease moving north," said Sari Kovats, the authors report the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) about Europe.

Not only a human being at risk, animal and plant species are also threatened with extinction.

"Many species are already facing pressures and climate change creates new additional problems. About 15% to 37% more than 6,000 species of amphibians are expected to be extinct by 2100," said Paul Pearce-Kelly of London's Zoological Society.

In the history of the earth, it happened five times the mass extinction. However, that will be faced extinction this time 10,000-fold faster than the previous extinction rates.

"We lost three species every hour," said Hugh Montgomery, director at University College London's institute for human health and performance, as quoted from Health24, Saturday (19/11/2011)

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