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    Phasing out fossil fuels could save millions of lives

    November 30, 2023 – Science Daily – A new study estimates that the mortality burden attributable to air pollution from…+

    Climate calamity hits political shores

    Sept. 2, 2023 – Winnipeg Free Press – Manitoba leaders starting to acknowledge looming crisis. Here’s a pre-election primer on…+

    Active transportation

    On this page, you will learn how active transportation benefits your body your community employers the environment Click a link in…+

    Health adaptations

    Universal public health care is well-established in Canada. Therefore, we may only need to modify education, monitoring, or surveillance measures…+

    Adaptation

    In this section you will find suggestions for adaptations and ways to enhance adaptive capacity in the following areas in…+

    Water quality

    Less water from precipitation and glacial runoff will have an enormous impact on water quality in Manitoba and across the…+

    Drinking water

    A human can only survive three days without water. The number one ingredient in a human body? Water – over 70%….+

    Diseases

    On this page, we provide information on these disease subjects: Pests and climate Pestilence and climate Mosquito-borne disease Malaria Dengue…+

    Respiratory issues

    Longer, hotter summers predicted by climate change models won’t affect the respiratory health of Manitobans on their own. Rather, it…+

    Extreme heat & health

    Climate change scenarios predict longer, hotter summers across the Prairie Provinces. Spring would arrive earlier, summer would last longer and…+

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