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'May 14, 2009— The biggest global health threat of this century is climate change, according to a new report prepared jointly by University College London and The Lancet.
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'May 14, 2009— The biggest global health threat of this century is climate change, according to a new report prepared jointly by University College London and The Lancet.
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Climate change will change for the worse patterns of disease, food security, water and sanitation, and extreme weather, according to Anthony Costello @globalhlthtwit FRCPCH, of University College London and colleagues.
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Climate change will change for the worse patterns of disease, food security, water and sanitation, and extreme weather, according to Anthony Costello @globalhlthtwit FRCPCH, of University College London and colleagues.
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"This is a bad diagnosis for our children and grandchildren," Dr. Costello told reporters, not only in the developing world but also in industrialized countries.
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"This is a bad diagnosis for our children and grandchildren," Dr. Costello told reporters, not only in the developing world but also in industrialized countries.
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The journal's editor in chief, Richard Horton @richardhorton1, FRCP, said climate change is "an urgent threat, it is a dangerous threat, it is neglected and requires an unprecedented response."
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The journal's editor in chief, Richard Horton @richardhorton1, FRCP, said climate change is "an urgent threat, it is a dangerous threat, it is neglected and requires an unprecedented response."
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The researchers called for health professionals to get involved in a new "public health movement that frames the threat of climate change for humankind as a health issue."
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The researchers called for health professionals to get involved in a new "public health movement that frames the threat of climate change for humankind as a health issue."
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Dr. Costello said the researchers concluded that mean global temperatures will rise by between 2oC and 6oC over the next 100 years.
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Dr. Costello said the researchers concluded that mean global temperatures will rise by between 2oC and 6oC over the next 100 years.
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Among other things, they said, the increase will mean:
🔺 More heat waves like the one in Europe in 2003 that killed an estimated 70,000 people.
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Among other things, they said, the increase will mean:
🔺 More heat waves like the one in Europe in 2003 that killed an estimated 70,000 people.
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🔺 Greater rates of transmission and wider geographic spread of diseases such as malaria and dengue fever that are currently endemic in tropical regions.
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🔺 Greater rates of transmission and wider geographic spread of diseases such as malaria and dengue fever that are currently endemic in tropical regions.
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🔺 Hunger from falling crop yields in many regions of the world, caused by higher temperatures and the effects of extreme weather, such as flooding and drought.
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🔺 Hunger from falling crop yields in many regions of the world, caused by higher temperatures and the effects of extreme weather, such as flooding and drought.
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🔺 An increase in gastroenteritis and water-borne diseases because of disrupted water supply, as well as water shortages.
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🔺 An increase in gastroenteritis and water-borne diseases because of disrupted water supply, as well as water shortages.
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Co-author @Hugh_Montgomery, M.D., also of University College London, said the research suggested that one-third to two-thirds of all known species could go extinct over the next 40 years.
That would be the "fastest mass extinction the world has ever seen".
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Co-author @Hugh_Montgomery, M.D., also of University College London, said the research suggested that one-third to two-thirds of all known species could go extinct over the next 40 years.
That would be the "fastest mass extinction the world has ever seen".
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'Until now the medical profession has not taken a position on climate change, considering issues such as world poverty, HIV and bird flu to be more pressing threats to human health.
However, a study by the University College London, published in the Lancet, concluded that..
'Until now the medical profession has not taken a position on climate change, considering issues such as world poverty, HIV and bird flu to be more pressing threats to human health.
However, a study by the University College London, published in the Lancet, concluded that..
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the problems caused by climate change such as food shortages, heat waves and increased threat of tropical diseases such as malaria will kill billions of people.'
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the problems caused by climate change such as food shortages, heat waves and increased threat of tropical diseases such as malaria will kill billions of people.'
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telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/env…
