The National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday - Earth Day - presented a new online heat risk system that combines meteorological and medical risk factors with a seven-day forecast that's simplified and color-coded for a warming world of worsening heat waves.
As per the report, more than 3 lakh people die globally every year from pesticide poisoning, 8,60,000 from workplace air pollution, more than 18,960 from solar UV radiations leading to non-melanoma skin cancer and over 15,170 from parasitic and vector borne diseases.
The report noted that numerous dangerous health conditions in workers had been linked to climate change, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illnesses, kidney disfunction and mental health conditions.
Nearly 80 per cent of cases, about 4.1 million, were in the Americas. There were more than 1.6 million cases in Brazil. Astonishingly, it's already passed that mark in just three months this year. Brazil's Ministry of Health reported more than 2.9 million probable infections and 1,116 deaths as of April 8.
In a report on Europe's climate, Copernicus and the WMO noted last year's extreme conditions, including a July heatwave which pushed 41% of southern Europe into strong, very strong or extreme heat stress - the biggest area of Europe under such conditions in any day on record.
The government of President Dina Boluarte this week said it had approved an "emergency decree" allowing extraordinary economic measures to bolster the plan to counter the outbreak, which experts say is exacerbated by climate change.
Mosquitoes are hatching earlier in Argentina and reaching cooler regions than before, as rising temperatures drive the country's worst outbreak of dengue fever and raise the risk of more regular epidemics of the insect-borne virus, scientists said.
The researchers, led by those at The University of Western Australia, warned that lack of global action on climate change will likely devastate children's health for generations.
However, JN.1's appearance in November-December only underlines how viruses have dominated the city's healthscape for most of 2023. While the COVID-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus overshadowed most other viruses between 2019 and 2022, this year saw multiple outbreaks of multiple viruses responsible for measles, mumps, influenza and dengue to name a few.
A global study released at the United Nations Climate Change Conference reveals that 10% of hospitals in India may have to relocate or shut down due to climate change by 2100. The 'XDI Global Hospital Infrastructure Physical Climate Risk Report' predicts that Nepal will also be heavily affected, with 26% of hospitals facing closure. The analysis covered 53,473 hospitals in India and found that 9.6% would be at high risk of closure by 2100. The study highlights that the risk of hospital damage from extreme weather events has already increased by 41% since 1990. Furthermore, the report emphasizes the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and implementing green technologies in hospitals.
With global temperatures set to continue climbing for decades, experts say countries will need to boost funding for healthcare as heatwaves become more dangerous and diseases like malaria and cholera spread. Late on Saturday, 123 of the nearly 200 countries gathered at COP28 signed a declaration acknowledging their responsibility to keep people safe. The declaration made no mention of fossil fuels, the main source of climate-warming emissions.
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