Research recently said that global warming may affect health. A variety of emerging diseases, mostly caused by microbes, bacteria, and algae. Scientists have estimated would increase the death rate due to heat waves, natural disasters, and malaria.
Some scientists are funded by The Ocean and Human Health Initiative of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will identify the risk of disease due to global warming. The results are as follows.
Seafood Contamination by Toxic Algae
Red algae that cause dead zones in the ocean is growing rapidly in line with global warming, especially in North America. This was disclosed by Stephanie Moore of NOAA. Algae Alexandrium catenella which produces toxins that can contaminate food from the sea and lead to paralysis – even death, although rare – in humans.
By calculating the water temperature and an increase in global temperatures, Moore and colleagues at the University of Washington, describes how the algae can thrive. “The season bloom of toxic algae grew longer and the amount of algae that bloom each season was increased,” said Moore. “Now, the algae bloom season for two months, but in years to come, bloom period will increase to three months,” he added. » Read more: Three Threats of Climate Change Due to Illness
