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Heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea) contributes to climate change.It has a global warming potential (GWP) of 3,220 over 100 years. [3]Due to its high GWP, the HFC-227ea has been included in the list of controlled substances of the Montreal Protocol (2016 Kigali amendment, in effect in January 2019). [4]
Climate change is altering the geographic range and seasonality of some insects that can carry diseases, for example Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that is the vector for dengue transmission. Global climate change has increased the occurrence of some infectious diseases. Infectious diseases whose transmission is impacted by climate change include, for example, vector-borne diseases like dengue ...
Extended periods of heat exposure can cause an elevated risk of death from pre-existing cardiovascular (affecting the heart) and cerebrovascular diseases (affecting the brain). Extreme heat can cause a 17% increase in the risk of death due to cardiovascular disease, especially stroke and coronary heart disease.
Although coal is the most widely utilized source of energy around the world, the burning of coal emits poisonous toxins into the air, leading to various health ailments of the skin, blood and lung diseases, and various forms of cancer, while also contributing to global warming by the emission of these toxins into the environment. [207]
Data shows CO2 is also causing modern global warming − and an array of negative consequences − by slowing the escape of heat energy into space. CO2 can fertilize plants and also drive global ...
About 40% of human-caused emissions are from agriculture, [11] [12] as nitrogen fertilisers are digested into nitrous oxide by soil micro-organisms. [13] As the third most important greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide substantially contributes to global warming. [14] [15] Reduction of emissions is an important goal in the politics of climate change. [16]
Air pollution can occur naturally or be caused by human activities. [4] Air pollution causes around 7 or 8 million deaths each year. [5] [6] It is a significant risk factor for a number of pollution-related diseases, including heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and lung cancer.
The good news for the milkvetch plant is that they usually need wildfire to sprout — meaning dormant seeds now have a massive new habitat for a new crop of the rare shrub.