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Seoul, the city I am living, has the record heat this summer. Each day makes the new heat high record. Most people are advised not to go out in the afternoon. Our daily lives are limited by extreme weather condition.
During the spring, micro-dust invited huge health issues in Korea and the record high heat now invites more health issues. World Health Organization(WHO) estimates between 2030 and 2050, additional 250,000 deaths per year will be projected as a result of climate change(affecting factors such as pollution, extreme weather events and food insecurity etc.) I visited the 'International Vaccine Institute'(IVI), created initially as an initiative of UNDP, now an fully operated independent non profit organization, to hear more information on climate change and infectious disease. IVI's primary work is developing reachable vaccines to help out needed communities on the globe to prevent infectious disease. The guide person told me before the climate change problem becomes so big, they can assume controlling of infectious disease by vaccination to a certain amount. However, these days, extreme weather events make their work extremely difficult. Climate change affects individual's daily life from small scale to big one tremendously. I never have second thoughts these days while I am categorizing food waste in great details while doing under razing sun. Save and take care of the earth. |
   
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Alberta, I have heard about the weather in Korea from my Korean friend, Lee Ji Won, but I didnt know this much. Thanks for your report)
Posted 15-08-2016 00:12
Alberta, as also a resident in Seoul, I experience extreme heat every day. It seems to get hotter as time goes on. I hope there will be no more people who suffer from diseases in summer. Thanks for sharing and have a great day!
Posted 11-08-2016 14:28
It's true more and more people are hospitalized due to the crazy heat. Let's hope the heat makes its way out of the peninsula. Thanks for writing
Posted 11-08-2016 11:24
This additionally proves that Climate change affects everything from businesses to health, natural resources, living things, etc.
Posted 11-08-2016 05:45
Climate change induced by anthropogenic warming of the earth's atmosphere is a daunting problem. It has been wreaking havoc around the world. We must mind our actions and governments and must invest in clean energy projects to mitigate climate change.
Thanks for the report.
Posted 11-08-2016 05:01
climate change is happening all over the world and its we who can change it for the benefit of tomorrow.High temperature,droughts and floodings occurs nearly everywhere damaging our properties and killing our fellow humans.it's our duty to take care of our environment for a better living
Posted 11-08-2016 04:50