Why Climate Change is a Public Health Issue

Climate change poses significant threats to public health around the world. Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, poor air quality, and other impacts of climate change directly harm human health. Second, Climate change exacerbates existing health inequalities between wealthier and poorer communities and can contribute to new health risks, including the outbreak of novel diseases like COVID-19. OneEarth looks into the main types of health impacts and discusses why we need to start treating the climate crisis like a public health crisis. Read more here.