Heating up: climate change and the threat to human health.
Journal
Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension
ISSN: 1473-6543
Titre abrégé: Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9303753
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Jan 2024
01 Jan 2024
Historique:
medline:
29
11
2023
pubmed:
17
10
2023
entrez:
17
10
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This review discusses the urgency of addressing human-caused climate change and its impacts on health and the environment. The latest evidence shows that current climate changes are primarily attributable to greenhouse gas emissions from human industrial activity. Exceeding 1.5°C of warming above preindustrial levels is projected to increase extreme weather events, increase rates of heat-related morbidity and mortality and vector-borne disease, exacerbate food and water insecurity, harm biodiversity and agriculture, displace communities, and disproportionately impact disadvantaged groups. Urgent action is required to curb emissions, enact adaptation strategies, and promote climate justice. The healthcare sector must reduce its ecological footprint and prepare systems and workers to address climate change's health effects. Further research should support climate solutions while promoting health equity and environmental justice.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37846636
doi: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000000933
pii: 00041552-990000000-00109
doi:
Types de publication
Review
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
78-82Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
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