A major report on climate change and health in Europe published today in The Lancet Public Health has highlighted both the growing related health risks and the missed opportunities to better protect and improve health through stronger climate action.
One key finding was that the pollen season had become one to two weeks longer on average in 2015-2024 compared with 1991-2000, increasing exposure for people with hay fever and other allergies.
Heat-related deaths also increased over that time frame over almost all parts of Europe, with an average increase of 52 deaths per million people each year.
Daily extreme heat warnings rose by 318% over the same period, while physical activity-related heat stress risk increased by 166%.
Climate change is also making it easier for infectious diseases to spread, particularly those spread by mosquitoes.
The authors said the health impacts of climate change are unevenly distributed across population groups and regions, with low-income households being 10.9 percentage points more likely than middle-income households to experience food insecurity linked to heatwaves and drought.
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