The World Is Not Prepared for Climate Crisis’ Impact on Health, Study Warns
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The World Is Not Prepared for Climate Crisis’ Impact on Health, Study Warns
The World Is Not Prepared , for Climate Crisis’ Impact , on Health, Study Warns.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
warns that the climate crisis could roll back
decades of progress toward improving health.
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
warns that the climate crisis could roll back
decades of progress toward improving health.
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'The Guardian' reports that the group also warns that
the governments of the world are ill-prepared to
manage the impact of warming global temperatures.
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Climate change is an
unprecedented threat
to human health, Madeleine Thomson, head of climate impacts and
adaptation at the Wellcome charity, via 'The Guardian'.
Many countries are
already having to deal with
the dangerous repercussions
of record-breaking temperatures.
Yet most are ill-prepared, Madeleine Thomson, head of climate impacts and
adaptation at the Wellcome charity, via 'The Guardian'.
'The Guardian' reports that scientists have
predicted that heat waves will grow even hotter
and last longer as the climate crisis continues.
Practically the whole
planet has experienced
heat waves this year, Prof. Petteri Taalas, Secretary General of the WMO, via 'The Guardian'.
The onset of El Niño in 2023 will
greatly increase the likelihood of
breaking temperature records further,
triggering more extreme heat in many
parts of the world and in the ocean –
and making the challenge even greater, Prof. Petteri Taalas, Secretary General of the WMO, via 'The Guardian'.
The authors of the WMO report also found
that just 0.2% of loans and grants for climate
projects identified health as their primary focus.
.
The climate crisis is a health
crisis, driving more severe and
unpredictable weather events,
fueling disease outbreaks and
contributing to higher rates
of noncommunicable diseases, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general
of the World Health Organization, via 'The Guardian'.
By working together to make
high-quality climate services more
accessible to the health sector,
we can help to protect the health
and wellbeing of people facing
the perils of climate change, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general
of the World Health Organization, via 'The Guardian'
UN Issues 'Red Alert' , Regarding Global Warming , After Record Heat in 2023.
Al Jazeera reports that the United Nations' weather
agency has sounded a "red alert" regarding global
warming, citing a number of different factors.
Those factors include record-breaking levels of
greenhouse gas emissions in 2023, as well as
record-high temperatures on both land and sea.
Those factors include record-breaking levels of
greenhouse gas emissions in 2023, as well as
record-high temperatures on both land and sea.
The U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns there is a "high probability" that 2024 will continue to break high-temperature records. .
The same March 19 report warned
that the world's efforts to reverse
global warming have proven to be inadequate.
Never have we been so close –
albeit on a temporary basis at
the moment – to the 1.5C lower
limit of the Paris Agreement
on climate change. , Celeste Saulo, World Meteorological Organization
(WMO) secretary-general, via Al Jazeera.
The WMO community
is sounding the red
alert to the world, Celeste Saulo, World Meteorological Organization
(WMO) secretary-general, via Al Jazeera.
According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate
Change Service, the world has already exceeded the
1.5 degree Celsius limit set by the Paris Agreement.
Earth’s issuing a distress call, Antonio Guterres, U.N. Secretary-General, via Al Jazeera.
The latest State of the Global
Climate report shows a planet
on the brink. Fossil fuel pollution is
sending climate chaos off the charts, Antonio Guterres, U.N. Secretary-General, via Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera reports that the news comes as experts
and government representatives are set to meet in
Copenhagen to push for greater global climate actions. .
Al Jazeera reports that the news comes as experts
and government representatives are set to meet in
Copenhagen to push for greater global climate actions.
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Global Increase of , Neurological Disorders , 'Very Concerning,' Researchers Say.
'Newsweek' reports that a new study
warns that neurological disorders have
become more common worldwide.
According to a team of international researchers,
the number of people with such conditions has
risen "substantially" over the past thirty years.
These conditions include Alzheimer's disease,
as well as other forms of dementia,
meningitis and stroke. .
In 2021, the team found that 3.4 billion people had
one of these neurological conditions, accounting for
approximately 43% of the world's total population.
Researchers attribute the alarming
statistic to a rapidly aging population and
increases in lifestyle risk factors.
Researchers attribute the alarming
statistic to a rapidly aging population and
increases in lifestyle risk factors.
Over a 31-year period, researchers found
an 18% increase in disability, illness and
premature death related to these conditions.
'Newsweek' reports that the team's findings highlight the
need for more research into these neurological conditions,
which have proven to be extremely difficult to treat.
'Newsweek' reports that the team's findings highlight the
need for more research into these neurological conditions,
which have proven to be extremely difficult to treat.
Because many neurological conditions
lack cures, and access to medical care
is often limited, understanding
modifiable risk factors and the
potentially avoidable neurological
condition burden is essential to
help curb this global health crisis, Katrin Seeher, study co-lead author and mental health
specialist at WHO's Brain Health Unit, via 'Newsweek'.
Because many neurological conditions
lack cures, and access to medical care
is often limited, understanding
modifiable risk factors and the
potentially avoidable neurological
condition burden is essential to
help curb this global health crisis, Katrin Seeher, study co-lead author and mental health
specialist at WHO's Brain Health Unit, via 'Newsweek'.
The team's findings were detailed in a study
published in the journal 'The Lancet Neurology.'.
Neuroscience research is now
progressing rapidly offering
hope through new treatments
for diseases like dementias and
through better understanding
of lifestyle modifications
to best care for our brains, Tara Spires-Jones, president of the British Neuroscience
Association and group leader in the U.K. Dementia Research
Institute at the University of Edinburgh, via Newsweek
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Delhi Is the ‘Most Polluted’ , Capital City in the World.
The capital of India was found to be the
world's most polluted capital city in 2023,
according to air-quality monitoring group IQAir.
India was also ranked as the
third-most polluted country after
Bangladesh and Pakistan, BBC reports.
In 2022, India was the
eighth most polluted country. .
According to the report, the average level
of fine particulate matter PM2.5 in India's
air was 54.4 micrograms per cubic meter. .
Delhi's air quality had a PM2.5 reading
of 92.7 micrograms per cubic meter.
Air that is considered safe to breathe
typically has 12 to 15 micrograms per
cubic meter of PM2.5, BBC reports. .
Levels higher than 35 micrograms per
cubic meter are thought to be unhealthy. .
Only seven countries were within
the World Health Organization's yearly
PM2.5 guideline, an "average of 5 micrograms per cubic meter or less," BBC reports. .
Those countries are Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand.
Those countries are Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand.
In 2023 air pollution remained a global health
catastrophe, IQAir’s global data set provides
an important reminder of the resulting
injustices and the need to implement the
many solutions that exist to this problem. , Aidan Farrow, senior air quality scientist at
Greenpeace International, via 'The Guardian'
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Future of Fossil Fuel Industry , Takes Center Stage at , COP28 Climate Talks.
From November 30 to December 12, the United Nations
will hold its annual climate summit, convening
delegates from almost..
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UN Calls On Western Nations , to Reduce Meat Consumption .
Fox News reports that a United Nations agency overseeing
food and agriculture is expected to release a road map
calling on the West to..
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UN Warns World's , Worst Polluters Falling Short , of Net-Zero Goals.
The United Nations has warned that the Earth
is on track to hit a "hellish" three degrees
Celsius of global temperature..
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