Th ffcts f clmt chng n hmn hlth r prfnd bcs thy ncrs ht-rltd llnsss nd dths, rsprtry dsss, nd th sprd f nfcts dsss. Thr s wdsprd grmnt mng rsrchrs, hlth prfssnls nd rgnztns tht clmt chng s th bggst glbl hlth thrt f th 21st cntry.
Rsng tmprtrs nd chngs n wthr pttrns r ncrsng th svrty f ht wvs, xtrm wthr nd thr css f llnss, njry r dth. Ht wvs nd xtrm wthr vnts hv bg mpct n hlth bth drctly nd ndrctly. Whn ppl r xpsd t hghr tmprtrs fr lngr tm prds thy mght xprnc ht llnss nd ht-rltd dth.
n ddtn t drct mpcts, clmt chng nd xtrm wthr vnts cs chngs n th bsphr. Clmt chng wll mpct whr nfcts dsss r bl t sprd n th ftr. Mny nfcts dsss wll sprd t nw ggrphc rs whr ppl hv nt prvsly bn xpsd t thm. Crtn dsss tht r crrd nd sprd by lvng hsts sch s msqts nd tcks (knwn s vctrs) my bcm mr cmmn n sm rgns. ffctd dsss ncld dng fvr nd mlr. Cntrctng wtrbrn dsss sch s drrhl dss wll ls b mr lkly.
Chngs n clmt cn cs dcrsng ylds fr sm crps nd rgns, rsltng n hghr fd prcs, lss vlbl fd, nd ndrntrtn. Clmt chng cn ls rdc ccss t cln nd sf wtr spply. xtrm wthr nd ts hlth mpct cn ls thrtn th lvlhds nd cnmc stblty f ppl. Ths fctrs tgthr cn ld t ncrsng pvrty, hmn mgrtn, vlnt cnflct, nd mntl hlth sss.
Clmt chng ffcts hmn hlth t ll gs, frm nfncy thrgh dlscnc, dlthd nd ld g. Fctrs sch s g, gndr nd sccnmc stts nflnc t wht xtnt ths ffcts bcm wd-sprd rsks t hmn hlth.: 1867 Sm grps r mr vlnrbl thn thrs t th hlth ffcts f clmt chng. Ths ncld chldrn, th ldrly, tdr wrkrs nd dsdvntgd ppl.: 15