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Health Risks Climate change isn’t just bad for the planet’s health—it’s bad for people’s too. Effects will vary by age, gender, geography, and socioeconomic status—and so will remedies. A recent international study in theLancetsays that many more people will be exposed to extreme we...
Adamo Armando Palame, an MSF health promotion supervisor in Mozambique, explains it this way: "Those who wonder what climate change looks like should come to Mozambique. We are bearing the brunt of actions by the world's most polluting countries. We now have malaria all year round, and we...
Although climate change has so many disastrous effects on human health, the researchers say that at present the opportunity is to build what they call "more resilient"(迅速恢复的)health systems. The need to stop global warming may require a switch to clean energy, and the benefits of clean ...
More than 70% of workers around the world face climate change-related health risks, with more than 2.4 billion people likely to be exposed to excessive heat on the job, according to areportreleased Monday by the United Nations. Climate change is already having a severe impact on the safety ...
One of the most significant challenges and health risks in today’s world is climate change. With the demand for energy, fossil fuels are burned continuously releasing masses amounts of greenhouse gasses including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide that directly impact the atmosphere and cau...
Climate change and infectious-health risks are threatening health systems across the globe. High-impact investments that address these risks concurrently could also help build resilient health systems. The world has had a rudeawakening when it comes to the vulnerability of its health systems. Infectiou...
Climate change during the next century and beyond may exacerbate many of the health threats faced by human populations, especially in resource-poor countries. These threats include disruption of water and food supplies by extreme weather events and the enhanced spread of vector-borne diseases by ...
Climate change is adversely affecting the burden of infectious disease throughout the world, which is a health security threat. Climate-sensitive infectiou
Climate change a major health threat to children, doctors warn Samantha Ahdoot, a pediatrician in Alexandria, Virginia, treated an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old who moved from Florida after a hurricane destroyed their community and their medical records at their doctor's office. ...