Climate Moving Out Of The Goldilocks Zone
What 'Goldilocks' can tell us about climate change and health
Ariel Bogle, February 15, 2017 (Mashable)
“…The earth’s balance of things like enough rain but not too much and enough sun to warm us but not too much is changing. This [Goldilocks Zone] of comfort — where conditions are best for supporting our food, our water and our health — is fast being upended by man-caused global warming…Everyone knows about Goldilocks’ not too hot and not too cold porridge and human] life generally operates on the same principle…We're physiologically evolved to manage within a particular climatic zone, and on top of that, we have social and cultural adaptions to climate that mean our houses are built in a particular style, we wear a particular type of clothes, we spend more or less time out of doors…But if climate changes quickly, whether temperature goes up or down, we're stressed. And one of the expressions of that stress is a greater vulnerability to disease, injury and ill-health…” click here for more
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