"The life of every child born today will be profoundly affected by climate change." - a thread on The Lancet 2019 report on impacts of climate change on human health
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doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…
#TheLancet #ClimateChangeIsReal
doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…
The world has observed a 1°C temperature rise above pre-industrial levels. A child born /today/ will experience a world that is more than 4 degrees warmer than pre-industrial average.
Downward trends in global yield potential for major crops threaten food security, with infants often the worst affected by potentially permanent effects of *undernutrition*.
Children are among the most susceptible to *diarrhoeal disease* and *dengue fever*. Climate change may be increasing climate suitability for disease transmission.
*Air pollution* damages hearts, lungs and vital organs through adolescence and beyond, with effects accumulating over time.
Livelihoods are put at risk from increases in frequency and severity of *extreme weather conditions* with women among the most vulnerable.
*Wildfires* and *heatwaves* have impacts on health through effects on *air quality* and *labour capacity*.
Populations aged 65 years and older are particularly vulnerable to extremes of heat.
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