Decades of progress will be undone.
Wildfires are becoming increasingly frequent and intense across the globe Climate change threatens to unravel decades of progress on improving human health as more frequent disasters strike, the World Meteorological Organisation has warned. Extreme heat, air pollution, disruption of food systems and the spread of disease will all have significant impacts on quality of life and mortality.
‘The onset of El Nino in 2023 will greatly increase the likelihood of breaking temperature records further, triggering more extreme heat in many parts of the world and in the ocean – and making the challenge even greater.’ Heat also puts extra stress on agriculture, along with drought, and exacerbates air pollution, which the WMO considers the fourth leading risk factor of death – above obesity, cardiovascular disease and malnutrition. It contributes to seven million premature deaths each year.
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