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Across the world, it is evident that climate change is threatening lives and impacting the health of millions of others. New research shows that this is a top concern for 91% of global citizens .
According to the USGCRP official website the NCA, [9] Informs the nation about already observed changes, the current status of the climate, and anticipated trends for the future; integrates scientific information from multiple sources and sectors to highlight key findings and significant gaps in our knowledge; establishes consistent methods for evaluating climate impacts in the U.S. in the ...
Climate change is altering the geographic range and seasonality of some insects that can carry diseases, for example Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that is the vector for dengue transmission. Global climate change has increased the occurrence of some infectious diseases. Infectious diseases whose transmission is impacted by climate change include, for example, vector-borne diseases like dengue ...
Climate change scenarios can be thought of as stories of possible futures. They allow the description of factors that are difficult to quantify, such as governance, social structures, and institutions. There is considerable variety among scenarios, ranging from variants of sustainable development, to the collapse of social, economic, and ...
One surprise: Seeing smoke triggered more anxiety than seeing fire. “An actively burning fire in your ZIP code won’t necessarily increase your anxiety level,” Liu said. “But a smoke plume ...
fatalistic thinking. existential dread. guilt or shame related to your own carbon footprint. post-traumatic stress after experiencing effects of climate change. feelings of depression, anxiety, or ...
Malnutrition is the world's worst child health crisis and climate change will only make things more severe, according to Microsoft-co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates. Between now and 2050 ...
The Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) is an organisation, whose members are health professionals and institutes from around the world, with the purpose of tackling climate change to protect and promote public health. It was formed in 2011 in Durban and by 2015 had admitted over 1,700 health organisations and 8,200 hospitals and health ...