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10 Ways Global Warming Could Hurt Your Health

Now it’s Yahoo!’s turn to bring us the feel good story of the week.

Scientists the globe over have observed changes that are impacting individuals’ health and have also created models to predict where we might be headed. Here’s a sampling of what we could be discussing with our doctors in the decades to come.

Stepped-up allergies

Algae-related complaints

Painful kidney stones

Exotic infections

Itchier cases of poison ivy

Surplus of bee, wasp and yellow jacket stings

Fewer fruits available

Upsurge in summer colds

Deluge of heat-wave deaths

Bigger coastal storms and floods

Click here for all the lovely details.



 
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