Climate change could be harmful to your health

(Media Release)PORTFOLIO: Innovation, Industry, Science and ResearchURL: http://www.csiro.au/news/GREENHOUSE-09-Health.html

SNIPPET: In an address today to the GREENHOUSE 2009 conference in Perth, Dr Cope said the number of days Sydney experiences temperatures of 30&#176C or more is projected to increase significantly in the future. 'We have modelled climate and ozone pollution for Sydney for a 2050-2060 climate change scenario and found that the number of hospital admissions due to ozone pollution is predicted to increase by up to three times the current rate.'. In a related address to the conference, a consultant with sustainability firm Net Balance, Nicole Joffe, said that between 2081-2100, extreme heat stress cases in the Melbourne region could increase by at least 100 per cent and up to 226 per cent above levels recorded in 1981-2000.