Climate Change Threat To Public Health Worse Than Polio: White House

"Obama administration report details the diversity of risks and claims global warming is a far more challenging danger than polio virus in some cases".

"Climate change poses a serious danger to public health – worse than polio in some respects – and will strike especially hard at pregnant women, children, low-income people and communities of color, an authoritative US government report warned on Monday.

The report, The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, formally unveiled at the White House, warned of sweeping risks to public health from rising temperatures in the coming decades – with increased deaths and illnesses from heat stroke, respiratory failure and diseases such as West Nile virus.
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“Every American is vulnerable to the health impacts associated with climate change,” John Holdren, the White House science adviser, told reporters on Monday. “Some are more vulnerable than others,” he went on."

Suzanne Goldenberg reports for the Guardian  April 4, 2016.

SEE ALSO:

"Global Warming Linked To Public Health Risks, White House Says" (New York Times)

"New Climate Change Report Predicts That Thousands Will Die Or Get Sick" (Miami Herald)

"As The Climate Changes, Risks To Human Health Will Accelerate, White House Warns" (Washington Post)

"White House: Climate Change Poses Urgent Health Risk" (Climate Central)

"The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment" (USGCRP)

"FACT SHEET: What Climate Change Means for Your Health and Family" (White House)