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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, the
Analysis 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