Change is NOT Always a Good Thing
What hurricane changes are expected because of climate change?
More intense
Vulnerable populations during heatwaves
What are older adults, people with chronic conditions, pregnant people, and infants?
Total carbon dioxide produced by the US healthcare sector per year
479 to 655 million metric tons
What is the world’s single largest institutional polluter?
What is the US military?
BLANK is the source of 58% of all methane emissions from U.S. landfills, and municipal landfills represent the third-largest contributor to human-generated methane
Wasted food (let's compost!)
How much longer is fire season compared to 35 years ago?
What is 1 month?
How many people die each year from air pollution globally?
What is 7 million?
If global healthcare were a country, it would rank as the BLANK largest emitter on Earth
What is 5th?
How many states have proposed bills to halt new data center projects?
Which state has actually passed a bill to limit new data center projects?
What is 16?
What is New York?
Many hospitals worldwide are banning or restricting the use of this anesthetic gas due to its environmental impact
What is Desflurane?
(Using desflurane for one hour has a carbon footprint roughly comparable to driving an average fuel-burning car for hundreds of kilometers)
How much have global sea levels risen since 1900
What is 7-8 inches?
Why does climate change worsen allergies?
What is longer growing seasons, boosting pollen production, and increasing air pollution that irritates the airways?
Leading cause of the healthcare sector's carbon footprint
What is scope 3 emissions (its extensive supply chain)?
Introduced in Congress, this proposal seeks a federal construction pause until strict environmental, labor, and safety standards are set
What is the AI Data Center Moratorium Act?
Amount of medical waste saved from streamlining carts in ICU rooms in a California hospital
What is over 15,000 pounds, just from this one hospital unit?
When did the 10 warmest years in history occur?
What mosquito-borne diseases have spiked in parts of Europe by 700%?
What is dengue, Zika, and chikungunya?
What percentage of anesthetic gas is metabolized by patients?
What is 5?
BLANK concluded that six key greenhouse gases—carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride—threaten public health and welfare. Rescinding it in 2026 removed the federal legal and scientific foundation for regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act
What is the Endangerment Finding?
Advocacy organizations to build collective power
What is Physicians for Social Responsibility, Citizens' Climate Lobby, Environmental Voter Project, Medical Students for a Sustainable Future, etc.?
What is the "junk food" effect that climate change has on crops?
What is how higher carbon dioxide dilutes the nutritional value of the harvest (carbohydrate dilution, protein and micronutrient depletion)?
Projected number of additional deaths caused by climate change per year from 2030 to 2050
What is 250,000?
The amount of plastic waste generated each year by the healthcare industry globally
What is 15 million tons?
What is often regarded as the most significant climate legislation ever passed in the US?
What is The Inflation Reduction Act?
- $370 billion to clean energy, energy security, and environmental programs
-Aimed to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 40% below 2005 levels by 2030
- It provided tax credits and rebates for families
What can you do?
Basically no wrong answers - just get involved :)