LTE: Climate Change is Health Emergency

Re: "Temperatures rise slightly in D-FW -- Analysis finds warming in some areas, modest cooling in other parts," Aug. 16 Metro & Business story, The Dallas Morning News. In response to your analysis of The Washington Post's report on trends in U.S. temperature increases, although temperature increases haven't been as dramatic in the Dallas-Fort Worth area as in other parts of Texas, the trend to a warmer climate presents serious public health concerns. According to Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility, we can expect to see increasing pandemics and other health crises including but not limited to intensified outbreaks of tropical ...