Health News How Climate Change Will Affect Your Health

Three ways climate change affects mental health – and why the story is more hopeful than it might seem

Climate change may be adding to mental health pressures, from trauma to climate distress, but climate action can be a positive way to cope. Read More

Climate Change Will Affect Pulmonary Health Across Intensive Care

Climate change exacerbates health emergencies, affecting outcomes and healthcare access due to natural disasters like wildfires and extreme heat. Vulnerable populations, including low-income ... Read More

‘A devastating global audit’ shows how climate change is undermining the health of millions

This story is part of the Grist series Vital Signs, exploring the ways climate change affects your health. This reporting initiative is made possible thanks to support from the Wellcome Trust. As ... Read More

How climate change and air pollution can affect your health

Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Accord. — -- President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the landmark Paris climate agreement could have far reaching consequences on climate ... Read More

Climate change is making it harder for us to sleep: Study

Obstructive sleep apnea affects about 1 billion people globally. Rising temperatures, amplified by climate change, are contributing to an increase in cases of sleep apnea, a condition in which ... Read More

Climate change is a pocketbook issue, report shows. It affects tourism, health, industry.

A new report by the Environmental Law and Policy Center, conducted by researchers around the Great Lakes, examined the effects of climate change on the lakes and surrounding region. It found that ... Read More

Climate change is messing with global wind speeds, impacting planetary health

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Climate change is affecting global wind patterns in multiple ways, many of which have direct implications for human health. Worsening sand and dust ... Read More

Here’s how climate change affects your health

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The aerosol dilemma: How fighting pollution affects climate change

The World Meteorological Organization’s fifth annual Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, issued in September, called attention to the effects of air pollution on climate change and human and ecosystem ... Read More

Climate and health strategies must address the biodiversity crisis

Vora is a practicing physician, senior adviser for One Health at Conservation International, and executive director of the Preventing Pandemics at the Source Coalition. Walzer is a wildlife ... Read More

In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies

John Galgiani has been waiting for this call. The 79-year-old physician is sitting on a chair in a side office at a health clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, long legs crammed under the table in front of him ... Read More