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Scientists and health experts warn that children
will suffer from infectious diseases, malnutrition
and air pollution worsened by climate change, in a
new report in The Lancet.
A child born today will experience a world that is
more than 4˚C warmer by the time they turn 71
years old, which will threaten their health at every
stage of their life.
heat wave scorched Europe, wildfires tore across
the Amazon rainforest, parts of California, Russia
and the Arctic, and Hurricane Dorian pummeled
the Bahamas
Their bodies and immune systems are still
developing, leaving them more susceptible to
disease and environmental pollutants
The Lancet medical journal, scientists and health experts
from 35 academic institutions and United Nations
agencies said that children will suffer from a rise in
infectious diseases, malnutrition and air pollution if global
warming continues on the current trajectory
annual report tracking connections between public health
and climate change.
If greenhouse gas emissions continue at the current rate,
Analysis the atmosphere will warm up by 1.5˚C in about 20 years.
Warming starting at 2˚C
could trigger an international food crisis in coming years,
according to a recent report from the U.N.'s scientific
panel on climate change.
climate change is causing the spread of dengue fever, a
mosquito-borne disease. Nine of the 10 most hospitable
years for dengue transmission have occurred since 2000.
children will breathe more toxic air throughout
their lives, which will lead to reduced lung
function, worse asthma and an increased risk of
heart attack