Medical Societies for Climate Health The USA is experiencing a high number of climate crisis migration in to the states from central & south American countries, yet the US too is being affected by Global warming. Hot days and hot nights can have serious effects on the lungs. Overheating of the body leads to heat exhaustion & death. There is the added problem of poverty and with this struggle to pay electric bills for necessary air conditioning. We also heard of low paid farmer workers out in intense sun. Doctors have been monitoring core temperatures through a sample consented workers swallowing a special pill that links to a database. There is monitoring by actigraphs, cardiac monitoring & renal function tests. Heat exhaustion can lead to renal damage.
Dr Cheryl Holder TED lecture on The link between climate change health and poverty
