Is Climate Change Making You Sick? Burlingame Library Event

Climate change isn’t just about polar bears running out of icebergs. It’s also making us sick, says Paul Auerbach, M.D., a professor of emergency medicine at Stanford University. On Tuesday, June 26, he’ll reveal the frightening ways that climate change is increasing allergens, creating toxic algal blooms and impacting health in other negative health ways at a program held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Burlingame Public Library, 480 Primrose Road.

The free program, “Is Climate Change Making You Sick?,” is presented by the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame (CEC) and is cosponsored by the Citizens’ Climate Lobby of San Mateo.

Auerbach, who is one of the world’s leading authorities on wilderness medicine, recently co-authored a book, “Enviromedics: The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health,” which will be available for sale

“When people begin to understand how much we will all suffer due to extreme weather, maybe they’ll begin to address the issue,” he said. “We’re not talking about polar bears running out of icebergs. Climate change is an international threat that threatens the future of humanity.”

For more information, visit cecburlingame.org or email info@cecburlingame.org.