US EditionEarth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health
- The annual U.N. climate summit COP28 includes a focus on the impact of climate change on public health for the first time, highlighting issues such as heat stress, lung damage from wildfire smoke, and the spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes.
- The World Health Organization emphasizes the urgency of addressing health threats from climate change, noting that rising temperatures worsen natural disasters and contribute to higher rates of infectious disease.
- Scientists are developing tools to predict and prevent disease outbreaks caused by climate change, such as the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria.
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COP28: health is finally on the agenda – but there's more to do as we face continued climate extremes
Pakistan experienced severe floods in 2022. Asianet-Pakistan/ShutterstockAs global leaders gather in Dubai for COP28, health has finally landed firmly on the climate change agenda, with the first “health day” at the annual UN climate summit taking place yesterday (December 3). Including health in discussions on climate change has never been more important. Extreme weather threatens human health in a variety of ways, and this intersection is only…
A group of Canadian doctors are in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to raise awareness among COP28 participants about the consequences of climate change on patients' health and on the entire health care system.
On the fourth day of the Summit in Dubai, an alarming survey revealed that one in 12 hospitals worldwide faces the risk of closure due to extreme weather events, which portends a disappointing future. The details and analysis of specialists
Earth running a fever as U.N. climate talks focus on contagious effect on human health
With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health. Under a brown haze over Dubai, the COP28 summit moved past two days of lofty rhetoric and calls for unity from top leaders to concerns about health issues like the deaths of…
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