Health News How Climate Change Will Affect Your Health

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

Scientists explore how climate change may affect mental health

On the surface, climate change is taking its toll on the environment itself with rising temperatures, disappearing coastlines and destroyed ecosystems. These changes can have an observable effect on ... Read More

Climate change is in the news during COP30. We’ve got tips to tackle your climate anxiety

Global leaders have descended upon Brazil for COP30, and with the conference often comes a lot of negative news that evokes climate anxiety and dread. 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

Valley emergency medicine physician discusses climate change impact on public health

As more extreme weather events, such as heatwaves are occurring more frequently during the summer, physicians are paying close attention to their impact on the human body. Dr. Abigail Hankin-Wei is an ... 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

‘Solastalgia’ might help explain effects of climate change on mental health

‘Solastalgia’ might help explain the negative effects of climate change on mental health, suggests a review of the available research, published in the open access journal BMJ Mental Health. Read More

Heat, air quality, insurance costs: how climate change is affecting our homes – and our health

ARC DECRA and Senior Research Fellow, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Events such as these signal ... Read More

Here’s how climate change affects your health

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Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn

Climate change conditions turn plastics into more mobile, persistent, and hazardous pollutants. This is done by speeding up plastic breakdown into microplastics—microscopic fragments of ... Read More

Wednesday's Daily Dose of Health News: How the end of daylight savings time affects your health

CLEVELAND — Getting an extra hour of sleep this weekend comes with a catch for your health. Experts say the twice-yearly time change disrupts your body's internal clock, but this switch is easier than ... Read More