Climate change appears to induce a broad spectrum of generally adverse effects on public health. It may increase the risk of infectious diseases, psychiatric disorders, cancer and other diseases. Currently, we are not effectively counteracting this phenomenon, since pollutant and greenhouse...
Elizabeth Robinson at the University of Reading, UK, one of the report’s authors, says children’s diets are also at risk, with under nutrition and malnutrition set to rise as climate change causes food production to fall. “We are a little concerned with a triple negative,” she ...
In what ways does climate change negatively impact us? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that health effects can include respiratory and cardiovascular disease, injuries and deaths related to extreme weather events, changes in food-and water-borne illnesses, and other infect...
Evidence from the study shows that climate change is detrimental to the health of people of color, along with affecting health outcomes and increasing existing disparities. Climate change has caused rising temperatures across the US; while average temperatures have risen, extreme heat events have incre...
Climate change and health: pathway from driving forces, through exposures to potential health impact. Source: Climate Change and Human Health – Risks and Reponses. Summary (WHO, 2003) Biological Factors Biologic response to changes in climate Global warming and wider fluctuation in weather help to...
When it comes to the effects of climate change,we usually think of melting icebergs(冰山) and rising sea levels.But few would imagine it could actually impact our mental health as well. A recent study by ecoAmerica and the American Psychological Association found just that.It was discovered ...
The first major report--compiled over a year by The Lancet medical journal and experts from the Institute for Global Health at University College London-- investigating the effects of climate change on people's health was published Wednesday. A panel of doctors said rising global temperatures would...
In recent years there has been a large scientific and public debate on climate change and its direct as well as indirect effects on human health. In particular, a large amount of research on the effects of climate changes on human health has addressed two fundamental questions. First, can his...
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 ...
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