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According to case studies carried out by German climatologist Stefan Rahmstorf, [9] there is a causal relationship between heatwave and global warming. Nonetheless, following the effects posed by the heatwave, the WHO , alongside other healthcare organizations, are coming up with strategies to bring back the world into operations.
The effects of climate change on human health are profound because they increase heat-related illnesses and deaths, respiratory diseases, and the spread of infectious diseases. There is widespread agreement among researchers, health professionals and organizations that climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. [1] [2]
The World Health Organization calls climate change one of the biggest threats to global health in the 21st century. [13] Scientists have warned about the irreversible harms it poses. [238] Extreme weather events affect public health, and food and water security. [239] [240] [241] Temperature extremes lead to increased illness and death.
The combined effects of shifting land use and climate change mean extreme wildfires are projected to become more frequent and intense globally, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
People with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and diabetes, as well as pregnant women, children and homeless people, are seen as the most vulnerable to heatwaves that have scorched parts of ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Heatwaves intensified across southern and eastern Europe, Asia, and much of the United States on Tuesday as the World Meteorological Organization warned of an increased risk of ...
This page documents notable droughts and heat waves worldwide in 2020.. Throughout the year, various countries' hottest ever recorded temperature records were broken. The highest temperature during the year was on August 16, when a weather station in Death Valley in the U.S. state of California recorded an air temperature of 129.6 °F (54.2 °C), the hottest temperature recorded globally in ...
One study in 2021 investigated 13,115 cities. It found that extreme heat exposure of a wet bulb globe temperature above 30 Celsius tripled between 1983 and 2016, and if the effect of population growth (increasing the urban heat island effect) during those years is excluded, the exposure increased a further 50%. The researchers compiled a ...