Ayushi Patel

November 9th, 2017

Professor Malcolm

UWRT 1104

Is our health in trouble because of global warming? Formatted: No underline

According to Pew Research which gives many data on different things based on peoples

response, almost 23% of the populationMany people think that global warming is not a serious

issue to be handling it and somemany countries do notnt even consider the fact that it is an

issue. There are many health study cases on children being diagnosed with asthma, respiratory

diseases or cardiovascular diseases because of air pollution, either caused from outside

environment or inside home environment. It is hard to consider global warming a serious health

issue in many countries because many low-income countries cannot afford to provide resources

such as proper cooking gas systems, etc. to control global warming rates. There are some

countries thatwho have ability tocan make resources, to control the rates of global warming, but

some countries simplythey do not care about theseis issues, because they are confirmedused on

how to increase their economy and growth in their country and an example of a country would

be China. Since many of these health issues are being ignored, thousands to millions of people

die because of an increasincreaseing in global warming rates in the world. Why should people

care about global warming? Is it even a serious issue?

On December 1997, the United Nation Conference on Climate Change was held in

Kyoto, Japan, where about 10,000 policy makers and almost 150 countries were present to

discuss about making a treaty on restraining emission ofwasting gases which could lead to

overheat Earths atmosphere and changing global weather from outburst of heat waves and
drought from dangerous storms such as hurricanes. According to Mark Bergman article Global Formatted: Font:Times New Roman, 12 pt

Warming: Not just Hot Air, the lower atmosphere of Earths temperature rises yearly from

0.3(deg) to 0.6(deg) Celsius since 1890. He also mentions that surface temperature of Earths

would rise from 1(deg) to 3.5(deg) Celsius. With these predications, we can conclude that

without greenhouse effects, our Earths temperature would be -18(deg) Celsius, during winter

season and sudden changes in temperature would mean no life on Earth. The mMain causes of

gas pollution are from factories, cars, toxic erosions from dirt to wateretc., such as carbon

dioxide, which 60% cause of global warming, halocarbons are 20% cause of global warming,

methane is 15% cause of global warming and finally, nitrogen oxide is 5% cause of global

warming.

A law was passed in United States in 1970 called Clean Air Act to help Earth and health Formatted: Indent: First line: 0.5"

of people by cutting down on carbon emission on cars, recycling energy and producing more

power plants. 21st Another United Nation Conference was held in Paris, were almost 200 Formatted: Superscript

countries were present and their main goal for their conference was reducing carbon dioxide

emissions. Barack Obama came up with the Clean Power Plan through hisduring is executive

powers which would allow carbon emission to reduce it by 32% by 2030. This was one the

greatest law passed to help the world and their health issues since Clean Air Act.

According to Jill U Adam article, Air Pollution and Climate Change aAnother main Formatted: Font:Times New Roman, 12 pt
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cause of pollution, which is causing health problems is Ozone layer being destroyed every year.

The ozone layer protects Earth from deadly radiation and prevents such health issues as cancer

Earth blocks a heavy sunlight rays called Ozone layer and to protect human health from cancer

or burns, but thedue to an increase in pollution has damaged the Ozone layer and increaseding
the temperature of Earths surface. One of the most ozone polluted states in United States are

California, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Colorado. A

medical literature of Environmental Protect Agency, wrote that in 2010 about 1,500 to 4,300

premature deaths were declared, 5,300 hearth attack, and 58,000 asthma attacks because of

overheat temperature from damaged Ozone layer.

According to Climate change and human health: present and future risks Examining Formatted: Font:12 pt
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the Human Impact of Global Warming article by Anthony McMichael, due to thick smogfog and Formatted: Font:Not Italic
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not being able to see while traveling is a huge global hazard. especially for long distance Formatted: Font:12 pt

traveling. Numbers of car traveling on the road could be hazardous for drivers and drivers

surrounded by them. Global warming can be affected in many ways as we saw above and some

those ways are by air pollution indoor and outside, damaging ozone layer, and etc.

One of the biggest health issue ever discovered in 1979 by National Institution of Health

(NIH) is asthma. National Institution of Health (NIH) wasere able to connect that indoor air

pollution was cause of asthma epidemic among youngsters. According to CQ Researcher Article

Asthma Epidemic, less than one year old boy named Aaron had irregular cough, sounding Formatted: Font:Not Italic

almost close as he was choking but when then, which are classic symptoms of asthma.

DoctorsThey were able to prescribe antibiotics for Aaron diagnose Aaron with antibiotics

prescription and control on his diet when he grows up. A study done in Germany by National

Institution of Health (NIH) showed results that they had a high rate in air pollution which

showed increase in cases of asthma or a respiratory disease. Many of the high rates were skewed

toward indoor air pollution mainly smoking, fireplace (burning coals) and gas air vents.
 One of the great ways to prevent high cases of asthma which was used by NIH is

educating patients and students in adolescents on recognizing asthma symptoms and way to

prevent it at home. In NBC news, a 14-year-old boy, was infected by amoeba bacteria after

diving in Lake Havasu, Arizona. According to doctors, increase in water temperature, water

created an amoeba bacteria and leading to infectious disease for humans., Isuch increase in

temperature is because of global warming. As per World Health Organization (WHO), many

causes of death are cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and cancer. Jill Adams mentioned

in his article named Air Pollution and Climate Change, air pollution has killed about 3.3 million

people in one year around the world and 55,000 were killed in United States. Many of these

pollutants are airborne pollutant (toxic agents) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Increase in Formatted: Font:12 pt

temperature has caused many wild fires and causing peoples lives and homes. Many people Formatted: Font:12 pt

were also burned from fire which would last for days. Global warming causes many health issues

such as asthma, cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases, cancer, possibility of car accident

and burns and etc.. Many people choose to take global warming as not a serious issue because

they believe that it doesnt affect theirin livesfe.

There are countries who are seriously affected by global warming and they are either able

to do something about but choose to ignore or simply cannot afford to fix the issue. Those

countries are China, India, and Pakistan and all three of these countries are neighbors.

China is considered one of the most polluted countries in the world because of their Formatted: Font:12 pt
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increasethere increase in economy. Since China wanted to increase their economy, they had to Formatted: Font:12 pt
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start with industries/ factories for productions and increase in construction work,. tThis has Formatted: Font:12 pt
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helped boom Chinas economy. Chinas air pollution is known for thick smog in the cities areas

only, but they are decreasing thereir air pollution rates gradually every year. Formatted: Font:12 pt

India is another country that has high pollution rates for many years. Even though they Formatted: Font:12 pt
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been on top for many years., India India is one of those countries that does notnt makedo much Formatted: p1

about improvements on global warmingit since it iss already a low- middle - income country. Formatted: Font:12 pt

India is not able to spend expenses to make there global environment rates lower by giving out Formatted: Font:Times New Roman, 12 pt
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proper stoves to the family who are not able to afford one, that does not use coal for the fire.

Using coal to start the fire, risks respiratory disease to women especially, because majority of Formatted: Font:Times New Roman, 12 pt
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time cooking is done by females only. Indias government is unable to provide sources for low- Formatted: Font:Times New Roman, 12 pt
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income people. India is increase in pollution mainly due to large usage of fireworks because of

festival purposes. There are 62 units in PM 2.5 (Particular Matter size of bacteria (2.5 size)) in Formatted: Font:12 pt

India which is fairly-high comparing number to other countries. There are 68 deaths per 100,000

people from air pollution in India, according to environmental scientist named Mosher and Formatted: Font:12 pt

Gould(Mosher, Gould, The Best - and Worst - Countries for Air Pollution and Electricity Formatted: Font:12 pt

Use.). India is considered one the largest pollution in the world which result in more use of Formatted: Font:12 pt

motor vehicles usage and which causing more pollution. Pakistan is another country that has Formatted: Font:12 pt

high rate in pollution is because Pakistan a developing country which mean more uses of

industries to create a higher economy for future betterment. Pakistan is known for low-income

country which could cause a funding issue from the government. China, India, and Pakistan are Formatted: Font:12 pt

top countries who have high rates in air pollution, deaths because of pollution and large use of

carbon emission from transportation. (Mosher, Gould), The Best - and Worst - Countries for Air Formatted: Font:12 pt

Pollution and Electricity Use.). Formatted: Font:12 pt, Font color: R,G,B (69,69,69)
 In conclusion, there are many causes of global warming and some of them are carbon

dioxide, halocarbons (hydrocarbons), methane, nitrogen oxide. Many of these causes are from

factories, cars, smoking, etc. These sets of causes either affect the outside environment such as

thick fog/ smog or inside (home) environment such as using coal for fire to make food which

mainly happens in low- income countries. These causesetiologies impacts on our health such as

asthma, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, cancer, etc. Global warming has killed

almost 3.3 million people in world every year because of many health impacts on human

population. Global warming is an issue in China, India, and Pakistan for past few years. China is

gradually decreasing its global warming rates every year because now they are able to provide

and make sources to control their global warming rates. India and Pakistan are not quite able to

control their global warming rates because of lack of money and resources to help the

population. Some way to prevent is global warming in our community is mainly saving energy

and try using public transportation instead of our motor vehicles to get to places.

Global warming is not reduced by preventive methods only. They can also be reduced by Formatted: Font:(Default) Times New Roman

providing funds to low- middle income countries and educate the population on how proper gas

stoves should be used to lit the fire instead of coal. Another way for middle- high income

countries, are by cleaning air vents and making sure they can provide better suction of harmful Formatted: Font:(Default) Times New Roman

air. Global warming rates could also be reduced by emission of waste in lakes or rivers from Formatted: Font:(Default) Times New Roman

factories. Lake or river water is used during evaporation process, which causes toxic Formatted: Font:(Default) Times New Roman
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environment after precipitation occurs. Breathing in toxic environment could lead to various

health issues. Such improvement in the environment would make a vast difference in rate in

many countries.
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