Our changing climate is expected to see some plants
release eight-times more pollen by 2100, worsening hayfever symptoms.
Allergies will become more prevalent and their symptoms
worse, drinking water will be less reliable, and poisonous pests may find a new
home in New Zealand's warmer climate.
These are just a few of the effects climate
change is expected to have on human health, according to a newly-released Royal
Society report.
Kiwis may have to contend with more intense heat
waves and extreme weather events, including flooding and fires,
which would take a toll on mental health.
The invasive Australian redback spider has already
appeared in Otago. But as our country gets warmer, it may spread to other
places.
The Royal New Zealand College of General
Practitioners said the stresses on children would compare to those growing
up under the threat of nuclear war.
Royal Society president Richard Bedford
said higher concentrations of CO2, increased temperatures and changes in
rainfall were expected to extend growing seasons.
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