Russ Steele
According to KQED Climate Watch:
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released an interactive tool today that maps climate-related health risks across the country, including extreme heat, poor air quality, drought, flooding, and infectious diseases. The maps present a snapshot of current health vulnerabilities using recent data at the state and county levels.
I typed in my zip code, and discovered that we highly vunerable to 20 days of extream high flow by the water shed, but less than 15 days of drought, no vulnerability to Dengue Fever, and only 9 to 13 days of more that expected extream heat, but oh my god and more than one day of unhealthy ozone exposure.
All this scary crap is brought to you by the NRDC here, Type in your own zip code and get scared.
Exit question: Do you feel that climate change is a threat to your health? Really? Why?
