health impact (Q443)
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Climate change contributes to global disease and premature deaths. People are directly affected by changing weather patterns like temperature shifts, sea-level rise, and more frequent extreme events. Indirect impacts include changes in water, air, and food quality, as well as disruptions to ecosystems, agriculture, industry, settlements, and the economy. These effects are expected to increase.
- health related hazard
- health related hazards
- health hazards
- health impacts
- impacts on health
- impact on health
- health and wellbeing
- climate and health
- biological hazard
- biological hazards
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | health impact |
Climate change contributes to global disease and premature deaths. People are directly affected by changing weather patterns like temperature shifts, sea-level rise, and more frequent extreme events. Indirect impacts include changes in water, air, and food quality, as well as disruptions to ecosystems, agriculture, industry, settlements, and the economy. These effects are expected to increase. |
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Climate change contributes to global disease and premature deaths. People are directly affected by changing weather patterns like temperature shifts, sea-level rise, and more frequent extreme events. Indirect impacts include changes in water, air, and food quality, as well as disruptions to ecosystems, agriculture, industry, settlements, and the economy. These effects are expected to increase.
Biological hazard has been redefined as health impact, though it is not included in this classifier development. A separate taxonomy will be created for climate and health, given the large interest in this subject.