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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]
Some climate change effects: wildfire caused by heat and dryness, bleached coral caused by ocean acidification and heating, environmental migration caused by desertification, and coastal flooding caused by storms and sea level rise. Effects of climate change are well documented and growing for Earth's natural environment and human societies. Changes to the climate system include an overall ...
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. [23 ...
Climate change threatens people with increased flooding, extreme heat, increased food and water scarcity, more disease, and economic loss. Human migration and conflict can also be a result. [12] The World Health Organization calls climate change one of the biggest threats to global health in the 21st century. [13]
The right to a healthy environment is at the core of the international approach to human rights and climate change. [23] [24] The effects of climate change on human rights are presented by OHCHR in a fact sheet with the most frequently asked questions on the subject. [25]
Physical health can be severely impacted by climate change (see also effects of climate change on human health). The deterioration of a person's physical health can also lead to a deterioration in a person's mental health. [20] The less extreme direct manifestations of climate change can also have direct psychological effects.
Overview on effect of climate change. The World Health Organization (WHO) has described climate change as the biggest health threat facing humanity, [5] highlighting that those in low-income and disadvantaged communities, who historically contributed least to the causes of climate change, are being affected first and hit the hardest. [5]
An area of research that focuses on the ethical dimensions of climate change. climate forcing An energy imbalance imposed on the climate system either externally or by human activities. climate inertia The tendency of a climate system to resist changes. climate justice A term used for viewing climate change as an ethical issue, and considering ...