Google, Microsoft Join Obama to Prepare For Health Effects From Climate Change

摘要

President Barack Obama is warning that climate change will start affecting Americans' health in the near future, and he's recruiting top technology companies to help prepare the nation's health systems. The administration unveiled a series of initiatives April 7 to help mitigate the effects it says a warming planet will have on increasing smog, lengthening allergy seasons and increasing risks of extreme weather-related injuries and illnesses. "The challenges we face are real, and they are clear and present in people's daily lives," senior presidential adviser Brian Deese said in a telephone conference call with reporters April 7. Seven in 10 doctors are seeing effects on their patients' health related to climate change, which is "posing a threat to more people in more places," Deese said. The White House plans meetings during the next several days with medical professionals, academics and other interested parties. Later this spring, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy will host a climate change and health summit in Washington.