Climate change: health risks mount while Nero fiddles

Climate change fears mount over target disappointments

A US-led six-nation pact to develop clean energy technologies and combat global warming was launched last month with its members denying it was designed to undermine the Kyoto protocol on emission reductions. But without targets for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, many researchers were disappointed. And the announcement came as new evidence suggests several species of north Atlantic bir...

Health risks, present and future, from global climate change.

There is now no serious scientific debate: human actions are changing the world’s climate, and are set to do so at an increasing rate in coming decades. 2 Urgent action is now required to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (the dominant long acting greenhouse gas), if global temperature rises are not to exceed 2°C—the International Energy Authority warns that “the door to 2°C is closing.” Indee...

Climate Change in Australia: Risks to Human Wellbeing and Health

Climate change and human health: present and future risks.

There is near unanimous scientific consensus that greenhouse gas emissions generated by human activity will change Earth's climate. The recent (globally averaged) warming by 0.5 degrees C is partly attributable to such anthropogenic emissions. Climate change will affect human health in many ways-mostly adversely. Here, we summarise the epidemiological evidence of how climate variations and tren...

Climate change impacts and risks for animal health in Asia.

The threat of climate change and global warming is now recognised worldwide and some alarming manifestations of change have occurred. The Asian continent, because of its size and diversity, may be affected significantly by the consequences of climate change, and its new status as a 'hub' of livestock production gives it an important role in mitigating possible impacts of climate variability on ...