Can Climate Change Make Us Sicker?

What do we talk about when we talk about global warming? It’ll get hotter, that’s a safe bet, polar ice caps will be melting and wildlife that can’t adapt to warmer temperatures could be on the way out. But what does it really mean for the health of us, the human race? It’s a question that remains surprisingly difficult to answer

The World Health Organization (WHO) and other global health bodies are working to remind us of that fact. On March 31 the American Public Health Association (APHA) launched its first blueprint for combating the health impacts of climate change, and on April 7, WHO will dedicate its annual World Health Day to the intersection between disease and global warming. The message is that severe climate change could fundamentally weaken global public health, that doctors need to be ready to deal with the consequences