Article 43XHT Climate change already a health emergency, say experts

Climate change already a health emergency, say experts

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Damian Carrington Environment editor
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Deadly heatwaves and spread of diseases affect people's health today - report

People's health is being damaged today by climate change through effects ranging from deadly heatwaves in Europe to rising dengue fever in the tropics, according to a report.

Billions of hours of farmwork has been lost during high temperatures and global warming has damaged the ability to grow crops, it said.

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