Climate change is adversely affecting childrens health worldwide
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Unless significant intervention takes place, global warming and climate change will negatively “shape the well-being of an entire generation.”
Treat climate change and biodiversity loss as one, says European science advisory group
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 19, 2021
The recent IPCC Report confirms that global warming is picking up pace. Biodiversity loss and dangerous Climate Change potentiate each other in their disastrous consequences. But according to EASAC, catastrophically disrupting trends are proceeding as gradual incremental changes as well.
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The Psychological Impact of Climate Change
Green Living Guy
JUNE 22, 2022
Losing your house in a flood or fire can seriously affect your mental health. Worldwide, the future of climate change induces anxiety as people anticipate the dire consequences of prolonged droughts, heatwaves, blizzards, and increasing tropical storms.
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Understanding The Connection Between Climate Change And Infectious Diseases
The Environmental Blog
AUGUST 14, 2021
Scientists, environmental experts, and advocates alike have talked about climate change and its impact on human life for decades. Unfortunately, many politicians and citizens ignored their cries, believing global warming didn’t exist or wasn’t something they’d have to worry about in their lifetimes.
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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 26, 2020
These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health. On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse. Moreover, to limit global warming to 1.5
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Impacts of Climate Change in Vietnam
The Environmental Blog
JULY 17, 2019
As we all know that climate change is one of the most significant challenges that we are facing in this century. Vietnam, known for its beaches, rivers, and bustling cities, is considered as one of the countries which are significantly impacted by global climate change. Current Status of Climate Change in Vietnam.
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How Does Climate Change Impact Our Diets?
Green Living Guy
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Climate change causes a variety of adverse ecological and human health effects. The post How Does Climate Change Impact Our Diets? While our diet’s impacts on the environment are evident, individuals observe the reverse relationship less. Many interfere with […]. appeared first on Green Living Guy.
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Treat climate change and biodiversity loss as one, says European science advisory group
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 24, 2021
The recent IPCC Report confirms that global warming is picking up pace. Biodiversity loss and dangerous Climate Change potentiate each other in their disastrous consequences. But according to EASAC, catastrophically disrupting trends are proceeding as gradual incremental changes as well.
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Human Health in the Age of Climate Change: Disease, Nutrition, and Access at a Crossroads
Energy Innovation
OCTOBER 6, 2022
The research synopsis below comes from AGCI Program Director Emily Jack-Scott and a full list of AGCI’s updates covering recent climate change and clean energy pathways research is available online at [link]. Among the projections: climate impacts worsen nearly 60 percent of infectious diseases. Source: Mora et al.
A common talking point about climate change gets it all wrong, new study says
Grist
APRIL 21, 2023
Common wisdom says that the average person doesn’t care about climate change because they think its effects will unfold in the far-off future or in faraway places. This point is repeated ad infinitum in tips about how to talk about the climate crisis, in books, articles, and guides for public officials. One problem?
Study: Climate change already having adverse effect on labour markets globally
Business Green
JANUARY 9, 2023
The detrimental effect of global warming on worker productivity is already having a tangible impact on global labour markets and economic growth, according to a major new report from the London School of Economics' Grantham Research Institute. Dasgupta said.
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Cooling a hidden threat for climate change and sustainable goals, says Oxford study
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2020
It also examines cooling needs in the context of sustainable development, and finds that this is a global blind spot. Records show September 2020 was the warmest month on record and, under current projections, three-quarters of humanity face health risks from deadly heat. The scale of the challenge is immense.
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The Perils of Neglecting Flue Gas Cleaning Systems: Understanding the Risks
The Environmental Blog
MARCH 21, 2024
Pollutants like sulfur dioxide ( SO2 ), nitrogen oxide (NOx), heavy metals, particulate matter, and organic compounds are risky to human health and can have dire environmental impacts. Neglecting flue gas cleaning methods means subjecting innocent people to health issues, hospital bills, and, sometimes, early deaths.
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Climate change is the biggest public health issue
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
More than 220 of the world’s top public health and medical journals have published a joint plea for the global population to reduce carbon emissions immediately. Humanity already faces irreversible public health threats, the editors wrote. The science is unequivocal: a global increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius [2.7
How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves
Grist
JULY 11, 2023
The blistering weather had many people wondering: Is this climate change? Although the event was exceedingly abnormal — a 1-in-1,000-year event in today’s climate, according to some estimates — researchers say that without global warming it would have been at least 150 times rarer and several degrees cooler.
UN report warns climate change could spur 50% more wildfires by 2100
Grist
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
By 2100, the likelihood of unusually intense fire seasons happening in a given year will have increased by 31 to 57 percent, depending on the rate of global climate change. The rise in the number and frequency of wildfires will exacerbate global warming by releasing the carbon stored in trees. The stakes are high.
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Will sweat help us survive climate change?
Grist
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
I think it’s funny that humans have this enormous taboo about a biological function that’s ultimately going to help us survive climate change,” said Sarah Everts, the author of The Joy of Sweat. These kinds of leaps are a lot for our bodies to handle, making heat waves in cooler climates especially deadly.
Dengue, Lyme, and cholera: how climate change is spurring disease
Grist
MARCH 3, 2022
On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a stark warning that time is running out to adapt to climate change. Global warming doesn’t only affect humans by changing the weather and melting the ice caps, the report warns. degrees Celsius (1.96 degrees Celsius (1.96
Time is running out to adapt to climate change, new IPCC report says
Grist
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Now, in a new international report released on Monday, they argue the clock is also ticking on efforts to adapt to the devastating consequences of climate change. Meanwhile, climate change is amplifying human conflicts and causing widespread damage to people’s physical and mental health. David McNew / Getty Images.
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Pediatricians say climate conversations should be part of any doctor’s visit
Grist
APRIL 19, 2024
The reality of climate change came home for Dr. Samantha Ahdoot one summer day in 2011 when her son was 9 years old. She is the lead author of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ newly updated policy statement on climate change, which appeared earlier this year. There was a heat wave. Ahdoot made good on that vow.
Climate change set to devastate regional fisheries and cause reef tourism revenue losses of over 90%
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Commissioned by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, a group of 14 heads of government [3], ‘The expected impacts of climate change on the ocean economy’ assesses global to local climate impacts on three of the largest sources of ocean-based revenue and jobs – coral reef tourism, wild capture fisheries and marine aquaculture.
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Climate change 'is killing us' - UN sounds health alarm
Eco-Business
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
The damage being done to public health by global warming is rising up the political agenda - and will be a key theme at COP28.
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Climate change is adversely affecting childrens health worldwide
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Today’s children are facing climate crisis-related health issues, warns The Lancet ’s Countdown on Health and Climate Change, the annual research collaboratively conducted by 35 global institutions.
How can farmers contribute to saving the earth?
The Environmental Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2022
The biggest problem that the world is facing these days is climate change. Many climate activists are working day and night to educate people regarding climate change and what effects it can have on human life. Agriculture and farming also affect global warming. Not everything is a lost cause.
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The Lancet: Few countries prepared to tackle worsening climate-related health risks
Business Green
OCTOBER 21, 2021
New report warns climate change is putting humanity at greater risk from infectious diseases and food insecurity. The 2021 Lancet Countdown report has today warned the impacts of climate change pose increasing health risks and are exacerbating existing health and social inequalities. We have a choice.
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Environmental Consequences of Vehicle Emissions
The Environmental Blog
JUNE 23, 2023
These pollutants contribute significantly to environmental degradation and pose serious health risks to both humans and ecosystems. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for around 7 million premature deaths each year. The impact on human health is equally concerning.
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The Deadly Connection Between Climate Change, COVID-19, Wildfires, Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Green Market Oracle
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
However, this year these events are being compounded by a global pandemic. It is becoming increasingly clear that climate change is exacerbating both extreme weather and wildfires it is also making diseases like the coronavirus worse. Extreme weather is one of the most pervasive and persuasive manifestations of climate change.
Creating Sustainable Green Spaces in Urban Environments
Green Living Guy
AUGUST 15, 2022
Global warming has driven an influx of extreme weather events and prompted city governments worldwide to seek sustainable solutions for greater climate resilience and public safety measures.
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Meet the deadly new fungus (possibly) brought to you by climate change
Grist
JULY 24, 2019
In yet another reminder that many of the very serious consequences of climate change are happening NOW, scientists say global warming may have given rise to its first new fungal disease — a multidrug-resistant species called Candida auris. auris a “serious global health threat. According to CNN, C.
Global warming to cause more deaths than all infectious diseases
AGreenLiving
AUGUST 6, 2020
A new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that by the end of the century, the number of global warming -related deaths will rival that of deaths caused by all infectious diseases combined. The data showed relationships between increased global heating and some deaths. Europe and Arctic.
Report: As Climate Crisis Expands, Canada Still Hands Billions to Fossil Fuel Industry
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 27, 2024
Last year was one of the worst on record for climate change-related disasters, yet Canada’s federal government spent $18.6 It is 10 times what the government has invested in climate change adaptation since 2015. The pipeline has been called a ‘global warming machine.’
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AI Startups Raise Funding to Help Utilities De-Risk Dangers of Climate Change
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
California is becoming a poster child for the risks utilities face from climate change, from power lines starting wildfires to heat waves forcing increasingly renewable-powered grids to the brink of system collapse.
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SEPA issues first Scottish penalty for greenhouse gas leak under F-Gas Regulations
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 19, 2023
Image credit: Kerckweb / Shutterstock.com Scotland’s environmental regulator has issued a civil penalty of £75,000 to a health food supplements manufacturer for failing to provide a leakage detection system on equipment containing powerful greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to climate change.
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Why We Should All Be Concerned About the Environment
The Environmental Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2022
What is climate change and why should we be concerned about it. Climate change refers to a broad array of environmental degradation that is predicted to result from increasing levels of atmospheric CO2, including global warming , alterations in precipitation, sea level changes, and more extreme weather events.
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A new kind of climate denial has taken over on YouTube
The Verge: Energy
JANUARY 16, 2024
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Climate change disinformation on YouTube has morphed into a misleading new narrative, according to a report published today. With compounding disasters making it harder to deny that climate change is happening, creators spreading disinformation have pivoted to content that targets clean energy.
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The carbon price debate is a distraction. What would those who oppose it do instead?
Clean Energy Canada
MARCH 28, 2024
Climate change is already altering our way of life. Unlike carbon pricing, global warming is driving up food prices as crop yields dwindle around the world. Meanwhile, Canadian air quality ranked worse than America’s last year thanks to 2023’s devastating wildfire season, delivering huge costs to our health and economy.
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Climate change is making it more dangerous to eat certain fish
Grist
AUGUST 9, 2019
It may not be a cataclysmic turning point in the climate crisis, but global warming has officially come for your fish tacos. That leaves us with mystifying health advice like, “eat one to two cans of tuna per week but no more,” or, for pregnant women, “stay away from big fish like swordfish, but do eat cod occasionally.”.
How Does Climate Change Impact the Brain?
Green Living Guy
MARCH 30, 2021
Many humans believe that we can outsmart climate change. As global temperatures rise, our brains could face severe roadblocks. The post How Does Climate Change Impact the Brain? After all, we are one of the most intelligent species on Earth, right? Well, this may be a temporary standing.
In D.C. Defamation Trial, Climatologist Michael Mann Confronts the Climate Deniers Who Maligned His Work
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 25, 2024
and “Merchants of Doubt,” is a leading authority on the origins of disinformation about science and public health. Michele Bachmann, who once claimed that global warming is “all voodoo” and “a hoax,” was in court to support Steyn as he testified. Oreskes, author of the books “Why Trust Science?”
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Climate Change is Boosting Global Inequality
Unsustainable
AUGUST 9, 2019
Climate Change is Boosting Global Inequality and Current Political Systems are Not Equipped to Tackle It words Ashita Parekh “Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth… these are one and the same fight.
Why regenerative agriculture will reverse climate change
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 31, 2021
Even though this is how it’s been done for generations, at its core, this basic concept explains why industrialized farming is a primary contributor to carbon release and the resulting climate change. Desertification, erosion, flooding and wildfires are other indicators of poor soil health.
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Big and Small Steps to Beat the Heat
The City Fix
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
It’s an island no one in their right mind wants to be on, but sadly many of us increasingly find ourselves due to global warming. Heat islands” are a concept British climatologist Gordon Manley came up with way back in.
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From the BP Spill to a Disappearing Island: A Decade of Covering Climate and the Environment in Louisiana
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 30, 2019
The state's role in the oil and gas industry impacts both global markets and global climate change. It’s also on the front line of climate change impacts due to sea level rise and is vulnerable to storm systems intensified by global warming.
Even a small rise in temperatures could decimate North American forests
Grist
AUGUST 11, 2022
According to a slate of new scientific research published this week in Nature, however, the threats that climate change poses to these terrestrial carbon sinks are greater than previously understood. A new study from a research team at the University of Michigan found that even a relatively small temperature increase of 1.6
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