Children are heading to school in August despite scorching temperatures, and not all of them have air conditioning. Here’s what parents and guardians need to know.
As extreme and slow onset weather events increase, so too are the public health issues that come with those changes. Climate change is one of many factors that can increase the spread of infectious diseases and public health concerns. Some existing health threats will intensify and new health threats will emerge. Not everyone is equally at risk. Important considerations include age, economic resources, and location. With this rise in certain countries, doctors have started to focus and anticipate health concerns related to climate. In some countries, climate change has been integrated into medical school modules for trainee doctors.
NEW YORK (AP) In the 1990s, two hurricanes devastated Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean, wiping entire communities off the map and killing dozens of people. “Everything was just decimated,” Malama Tafuna’i, a primary care physician in Apia, the territory’s capital, said. “It looked like a bomb had gone off.” A young girl at […]