Climate change already a health emergency, say experts

People’s health is being damaged today by climate change through effects ranging from deadly heatwaves in Europe to rising dengue fever in the tropics, according to a report.

 Farmers on the outskirts of Guwahati, India.
The country lost the equivalent of 7% of its
total working hours due to extreme heat in 2017.

Billions of hours of farmwork has been lost during high temperatures and global warming has damaged the ability to grow crops, it said.

The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change was produced by 150 experts from 27 universities and institutions including the World Health Organization and the World Bank.

Read the story from The Guardian by Damian Carrington - “Climate change already a health emergency, say experts.”