Health-based strategies for overcoming barriers to climate change adaptation and mitigation

Climate change poses an unequivocal threat to the respiratory health of current and future generations. Human activities —largely through the release of greenhouse gases (GHGs)—are driving rising global temperatures. Without a concerted effort to mitigate GHG emissions or adapt to the effects of a changing climate, each increment of warming increases the risk of climate hazards (e.g. heat waves, floods, and drough ts) that that can adversely affect allergy and immunological diseases. For instance, wildfires, which release large quantities of the air pollutant PM2.5, occur with greater intensity, frequency, and duration in a hotter climate.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Source Type: research