Health Risks

See how climate change is putting people’s health at risk, from spreading diseases to worsening air quality.

This tag covers stories about how our well-being is connected to a warming world.

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Africa
Senegal
Senegal (élévation du niveau de la mer & désertification juin 2023 / sea level rise & desertification June 2023)
Français (scroll down for English) Sénégal, situé en Afrique de l’Ouest, fait face à divers impacts climatiques ayant des...
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Global
Every alarm bell on Earth is ringing
“We’re seeing temperatures exceed those that can support life,” Dr Jennifer Francis, a scientist with Arctic Basecamp and the...
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North America & Caribbean
United States
Texas (calor / heatwave – junio / June 2023)
(Desplácese hacia abajo para ver el texto en español) Heat in the summer is nothing new to Texas, but...
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Canada
North America & Caribbean
Canadian Wildfires and poor air quality June 2023 / Feux de forêt et mauvaise qualité de l’air Juin 2023
(Faites défiler vers le bas pour le texte français) Eastern Canada and North-Eastern US have been experiencing severe air...
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Central and South America
Peru
Perú (El Niño, Junio / June 2023)
(Scroll down for English) Perú alberga a 34 millones de personas y tiene una geografía diversa, que incluye los...
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Canada
North America & Caribbean
Canada still on track for most severe wildfire season ever recorded
Canada is still currently on track to have its most severe wildfire season ever recorded, with an unprecedentedly intense...
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Africa
South Africa
South Africa (water scarcity/sea level rise/malaria)
South Africa, like many other countries, is significantly affected by climate change: a phenomenon driven by various factors, primarily...
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Canada
North America & Caribbean
United States
Worse Than People Could Have Ever Imagined
Eastern Canada and North-Eastern US are currently experiencing severe air quality due to smoke coming from wildfires in the...
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Canada
North America & Caribbean
Early heat in Canada / chaleur précoce
(Faites défiler vers le bas pour le texte français) A significant heatwave affected much of Canada at the end...
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Central and South America
Panama
Panama (heat and drought / calor y sequía – May/mayo 2023)
(Desplácese hacia abajo para ver el texto en español) With an annual average temperature of 27°C, it’s safe to...
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Europe
Sweden
Swedish heatwave May 2023
[This text was produced with the help of ChatGPT ] May 2023 brought an early heatwave to Sweden, with temperatures...
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Asia
Thailand
Thailand’s extreme heat May 2023
Spring 2023 has gripped Thailand in continual heatwaves, which spiked in April with temperatures exceeding 45°C. Combined with the humidity,...

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