Sneezing, sniffling? The culprit may be global warming according to this report. Experts are also warning us that allergy season may be extended or aggravated as the climate warms.
An article in the Austin American Statesman also discusses how climate change is spreading previously exotic diseases to places like Texas.
While you’re at it, watch out for your 401(k) and retirement savings, as some of Wall Street’s biggest funds and companies are not preparing adequately for climate change and may end up losing your money!
As if that weren’t enough, climate change is also affecting growing seasons, decreasing the pollination window for corn from 10 down to only three or four days. This will eventually mean higher prices on everything from ethanol to beef or anything that contains corn-byproducts.
So what do we do? Thomas Friedman, the noted economist and best-selling author, talked about how dealing with climate change is a huge economic winner with none other than Dave Letterman earlier this week:
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Meanwhile, Google’s CEO Eric Scmidt has some ideas of his own, saying the United States could save $2.7 trillion dollars by switching to smart grids, efficient buildings, and renewable energy. So when’s the beta test coming out for “Google House”?
