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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.
Beginning in March 2024, severe heat waves impacted Mexico, the Southern and Western United States, and Central America, leading to dozens of broken temperature records, [1] mass deaths of animals from several threatened species, water shortages requiring rationing, [2] increased forest fires, and over 155 deaths in Mexico with 2,567 people suffering from heat-related ailments. [3]
Health authorities emphasized the risk of heat stress and heat-related illnesses. [1] Several schools in Victoria were cancelled or relocated on 16 December due to extreme heat or wildfire risk. The Victorian Environment Protection Authority issued alerts to 38 different industrial businesses warning them to lower their dust production. [3]
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 ...
Summer heat is in full swing, and Dr. Kim Sanders, director of the Anderson County P.A.W.S. shelter, says it's extremely important to remind pet owners to take care of their furry loved ones.
As in other mammals, human thermoregulation is an important aspect of homeostasis. In thermoregulation, body heat is generated mostly in the deep organs, especially the liver, brain, and heart, and in contraction of skeletal muscles. [1] Humans have been able to adapt to a great diversity of climates, including hot humid and hot arid.
The term 'heat dome' has gained prominence recently as climate change, El Niño and other variables have warmed global temperatures and shifted weather patterns. Heat wave or heat dome? Yes, there ...
T he first major heat wave of the season has brought scorching temperatures in the three-digit threshold across the Southwestern U.S. this week, impacting metros like Las Vegas and setting record ...