Share this Story : Ottawa residents could face more heat-related illness, cancers due to climate change: report Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Ottawa residents could face more heat-related illness, cancers due to climate change: report Get the latest from Catherine Morrison straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: Catherine Morrison Published Nov 03, 2024 • Last updated 9 minutes ago • 4 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account. Downtown Ottawa was blanketed in a haze from wildfires in June 2023.
Photo by Julie Oliver / Postmedia Article content Area residents will likely face an increased risk of a slew of health issues due to climate change, according to an Ottawa Public Health report . The document, which will be discussed at the Ottawa Board of Health meeting on Monday, said potential health impacts include more heat-related illness, more vector-borne diseases, more respiratory harm due to wildfire smoke, more food and waterborne illness, and more skin and eye cancers. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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