{"id":42670,"date":"2025-11-02T23:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T22:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/?p=42670"},"modified":"2025-11-02T23:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T22:24:11","slug":"lancet-report-countdown-on-health-and-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/en\/lancet-report-countdown-on-health-and-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancet Report: “Countdown on Health and Climate Change”"},"content":{"rendered":"

How Heat and Air Pollution Endanger Our Health<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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The countdown is on: The new report from the prestigious medical journal “The Lancet”<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, aptly titled \u201eCountdown on Health and Climate Change\u201c<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, paints a grim picture<\/a>. “The authors speak of an ‘unprecedented threat to health and life worldwide<\/strong>‘\u201c<\/a>, as SPIEGEL<\/em><\/strong><\/a> also reports.\u00a0Alarming figures prove it: The climate crisis is already costing millions of lives each year. The report reveals the fatal and extremely costly consequences of the climate crisis. But the most important message is: We can take action.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Photo: Kelly Sikkema from Unsplash<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Climate Change as a Disease Accelerator: Heat, Particulate Matter, and Infections<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Twelve out of 20 indicators for climate-related health hazards have reached record levels<\/a>, according to the report. The figures from the “Lancet Countdown\u201c are alarming.<\/p>\n