Children will be hurt most by climate impacts on health


"Fires, floods, heatwaves, air pollution – the life of a child born today will be ‘profoundly affected by climate change’, a major new report has warned.

As the world steadily heats up, bushfires are increasing in most countries, tropical diseases are surging and global crop yield potentials are decreasing.

More extreme heatwaves are proving particularly lethal for older people, while floods and cyclones have become more intense and dangerous.

The ability of people to work is reducing, with 45 billion additional potential work hours lost in 2018’s climate compared to in 2000, while the increased burning of fossil fuels has triggered a global air pollution crisis, with fine particulate matter (PM2.5) damaging all vital organs and leading to almost three million deaths in 2016." ～ Doug Hendrie @RACGP 
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