Impacts of Climate Change on Health, Society and Ecosystems

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Impacts of Climate Change on Health, Society and Ecosystems

Climate change has impacts on more than just the weather. Our wobbly, spinning planet is far more complicated and interelated than it seems on the surface... literally. Small changes in weather patterns affect all aspects of life on earth, See examples below.

Impacts on health and society

• Health and Society Summary
• Heat-Related Deaths
• Heat-Related Illnesses*
• Heating and Cooling Degree Days
• Lyme Disease
• West Nile Virus*
• Length of Growing Season
• Ragweed Pollen Season

Impacts on Ecosystems

• Ecosystems Summary
• Wildfires
• Streamflow
• Stream Temperature*
• Great Lakes Water Levels and Temperatures
• Bird Wintering Ranges
• Marine Species Distribution*
• Leaf and Bloom Dates