| 17 Million Americans, 5 million of which are children, suffer from asthma. Public health experts are worries that those numbers will rise with continued greenhouse gas emissions. |
| People living in cities such as Atlanta, Baltimore, and Cincinnati could by mid-century see a 60% increase in the number of high smog level days. |
| Diseases such as malaria and West Nile virus will occur in large numbers in the United States as a result of warmer temperatures. |
| The Arctic ice pack has lost an area the size of Texas and Arizona combined since the mid-1970’s. |
| Automobiles count for a third of the U.S.’s Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions – the largest source after power plants. |
| Each gallon of gasoline burned creates 19 pounds of CO2. |
| Vehicles in the United States release more CO2 than all the energy sources (such as heating, electricity, vehicles, and factories) in all of India. |
| As many as a third of all wildlife species in some regions could be facing extinction in the next 50 years because of global climate change. |
| Salmon, trout, and waterfowl are particularly vulnerable to climate change. |
| Climate change is having a disastrous effect on coral reefs, including in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Mexico. |
| Winter temperatures in the Arctic have warmed by as much as 7° F over the last 60 years, a faster rate than in any other region. This affects wildlife such as foxes, caribou, walruses, and polar bears. It also affects the lifestyles of native peoples in the Arctic. |
| By planting a large tree that creates shade, one can reduce heating and cooling costs annually by up to 40%. |