In Toronto, potential health impacts of climate change include:
Increased incidence of heat/cold-related illness and premature death; Severe weather resulting in direct impacts such as injury and indirect impacts such as water-borne diseases; Increases in vector-borne diseases; Food system impacts including food insecurity and food-borne illness; andDegraded air quality increasing cardiovascular and respiratory illness While air quality has improved in the last decade, air pollution still gives rise to around 1,300 premature deaths and 3,550 hospitalizations each year in Toronto. Climate change is expected to affect, pollination and consequently, people who suffer from asthma and seasonal allergies
