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One category of health risks is that of infectious diseases. A study concluded in 2022 that "58% (that is, 218 out of 375) of infectious diseases confronted by humanity worldwide have been at some point aggravated by climatic hazards". [14] [15] The World Health Organization considers climate change as one of the greatest threats to human ...
Species endangered by infectious diseases — diseases caused by biological agents which can be transmitted, rather than by genetic, physical, or chemical agents. Pages in category "Species that are or were threatened by disease"
Habitat loss is perhaps the greatest threat to organisms and biodiversity. [40] Temple (1986) found that 82% of endangered bird species were significantly threatened by habitat loss. Most amphibian species are also threatened by native habitat loss, [ 41 ] and some species are now only breeding in modified habitat. [ 42 ]
More than 50 kinds of invasive species threaten the health of Lake Champlain, according to a report from the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program. ... Native species face the threat of ...
For the first time, there will be a dedicated Health Day at COP28, underscoring the growing understanding of the interplay between climate and health. Climate change is our greatest health crisis.
The diversity of species and genes in ecological communities affects the functioning of these communities. These ecological effects of biodiversity in turn are affected by both climate change through enhanced greenhouse gases, aerosols and loss of land cover [citation needed], and biological diversity, causing a rapid loss of biodiversity and extinctions of species and local populations.
Disease is a serious threat to many coral species. The diseases of coral may consist of bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic infections. Due to stressors like climate change and pollution, coral can become more vulnerable to diseases. Some examples of coral disease are Vibrio, white syndrome, white band, rapid wasting disease, and many more. [84]
Kaiho's follow-up paper estimated that under what he considered the most likely scenario of climate change, with 3 °C (5.4 °F) of warming by 2100 and 3.8 °C (6.8 °F) by 2500 (based on the average of Representative Concentration Pathways 4.5 and 6.0), would result in 8% marine species extinctions, 16–20% terrestrial animal species ...