Climate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate, such as temperature, precipitation, or wind, that lasts for decades or longer.
Potential effects of climate change are likely to include more variable weather, heat waves, heavy precipitation events, flooding, droughts, intense storms such as hurricanes, rises in sea level, and air pollution.
Experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cannot predict how these changes will affect society and public health, but are preparing for the resulting health issues (podcast) that may be associated with global climate change.
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