Reply #39: ...and so will our health concerns

[serryjw]

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EXPERTS: WILDFIRE PROBLEM IN THE U.S. TO GROW AND LEAD TO
MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEMS IF GLOBAL WARMING IS NOT ADDRESSED
Worsening of Adult Asthma, Acute Respiratory Illness in Children Expected;
No Let Up in Fires, Health Woes Until Climate-Changes Issues Are Resolved

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. “The chief concern has to be that global warming, if left unchecked, will mean more intense weather extremes, including drought. The resulting – and worsening – wildfire problems in the United States could well mean a steadily increasing toll in the related health problems.”

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“Global warming is causing much of the world’s water to evaporate, leaving dry vulnerable forests. In addition to this development, the United State’s fire-suppression campaign of the late 20th century left us with a hefty fuel load in the forests … by extinguishing all these naturally burning fires, we’ve halted the natural fire cycle of the forests. Now, they’re primed to ignite. There already are wildfires burning this summer in five Western states – and that’s just as we are getting into the summer months.”
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Excellent article
http://www.civilsocietyinstitute.org/EXPERTS.htm