New report by California scientists show that the effects of climate change, including wildfires, are increasingly taxing our environment and our health at a faster rate than anticipated.
“I know a lot more reports of distress are going on in the Bay Area,” said Margo Sidener, CEO of Breathe California. “Especially for people with asthma. Because of all the heat and fires they are exposed to.”
The report also found occupational heat-related illnesses and reports of valley fever, a fungal infection linked to dry soil conditions, are up.“We have seen an eight-inch increase in sea level over the past century which increases the risk of flooding in low level areas,” said Milanes. And while the report's findings are troubling, and scientists say some of the changes -- such as melting glaciers -- are irreversible, California continues to work to minimize the impacts including a goal of operating on 90% clean energy by 2035.
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