Dear Sara,
How will climate change affect public health in my home state of North Carolina in the next 20 or 30 years? – Katie B. in Virginia.
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| Will climate change make us sick? |
This question is personal for me, because North Carolina is where I grew up and remains my home. But my reply is relevant to everyone in the U.S., not just to residents of the Tar Heel state – so listen up, y’all.
One recent federal report warns that if we take no action, climate change could cause thousands of premature deaths each year in the U.S. by the end of the century.
One of the biggest threats is the heat.
Read the Yale Climate Connections story - “‘Will climate change make us sick?’"
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