New York Times: Images of physical damage have been prominent in the news coverage of Hurricane Sandy - the charred frames of houses in Breezy Point, Queens, for example, or a roller coaster submerged in the Atlantic City breakers. Far less conspicuous are long-term health effects, from increased rates of tetanus and respiratory disease to post-traumatic stress disorder. Given that climate change is expected to increase the frequency and severity of weather extremes, a broad new set of questions and implications...
URL: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/the-budding-health-care-costs-of-climate-change/
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