Average global temperature has increased by almost 1° F over the past century. Scientists expect it to increase an 21 2° to 6° F over the next one hundred years. This may not sound like much, but it could change the Earth’s climate as 22 before.
Climate change may affect people’s health both directly and indirectly. For instance, heat stress and other heat-related health problems are caused directly by very warm temperatures. 23 , human health can also be affected by ecological disturbances, changes in food and water supplies, as well as coastal flooding. How people and nature 24 climate change will determine how seriously it affects human health. Generally, poor people and poor countries are 25 probable to have the money and resources they need to cope with health problems due to climate change.
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