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Even as countries are meeting at the ongoing Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, a recent report by Lancet, has traced in detail the intimate link between changing weather events and their impact on the health of people.
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The ReportThe 2022 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Health at the Mercy of Fossil Fuels points out that the world’s reliance on fossil fuels increases the risk of disease, food insecurity, and other illnesses related to heat. |
Climate change is already impacting health in a myriad of ways, including by
The coastal waters are becoming more suited for the transmission of Vibrio pathogens. The number of months suitable for malaria transmission has increased in the highland areas of the Americas and Africa. |
Non-attainment cities: This is defined as a city whose air quality did not meet the national ambient air quality standards from 2011 to 2015. |
WHO’s New Air Quality Guidelines:
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