Die menschliche Gesundheit und der Zustand unserer globalen Umwelt sind eng miteinander verbunden
The scientific community agrees that we are in a phase of global warming and that we can expect an increase in extreme weather events in the future. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the main cause of this is human activity that heats up the atmosphere, oceans, and l...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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THE HEALTHBOOK COMPANY LTD.
2023-04-01
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| Series: | healthbook TIMES Das Schweizer Ärztejournal Journal Des Médecins Suisses |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.36000/hbT.2022.06.003 |
| Summary: | The scientific community agrees that we are in a phase of global warming and that we can expect an increase in extreme weather events in the future. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the main cause of this is human activity that heats up the atmosphere, oceans, and land masses. Thereby widespread damage to the environment and humans, beyond natural climate variability is caused. The impacts of climate change on human health are already present and could become more drastic in the future. Higher temperatures could lead to heat-related conditions, especially in the elderly population, small children and patients with chronic diseases. In addition, climate change increases pollen allergies, spreading of infectious diseases and, in combination with pollution, can raise the risk of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Moreover, extreme climatic conditions as well as thinking of the thread imposed by climate change can have a psychological impact. Human health and the state of our global environment are closely linked. It is an urgent need to halt climate change as quickly as possible and thus mitigate its negative effects on human health. This requires comprehensive measures at the political, scientific, economic, industrial and personal levels. |
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| ISSN: | 2673-8406 2673-8414 |