Not long ago climate change was thought to be an issue of the future – a problem that would most impact our great or great-grandchildren, years from now. This is far from the truth. Climate change is happening now, and we’re seeing the impact on our health every day, in all regions of the world. If the world continues on its current path, in just over 80 years the average surface temperature is expected to rise 4° Celsius.
Chances are many children born today will be alive in 2100. As the earth warms up, we will see longer and more frequent heat waves like the ones this summer in Pakistan and India that took nearly 5000 lives and caused thousands of heat-related illnesses. Hurricanes, cyclones, floods and wildfires, like those that have already burned more than 8 million acres in the western United States this year, will become even more frequent, putting human lives and livelihoods at…
