Climate Change and Your Health:

Rising Temperatures, Worsening Ozone Pollution

Elizabeth Martin Perera and Todd Sanford

June 2011

This Union of Concerned Scientists report explores how ozone pollution may impact health in many parts of the U.S. By combining projections of future climate-induced temperature increases with findings on the relationship between ozone concentrations and temperature, the report illustrates a potential “climate penalty on ozone.” This climate penalty is then used to model potential health consequences and costs.