Oct 2022
9m 55s
In this episode, we look at how hundreds of infectious diseases that affect human health, are being driven by climate change, through various pathways - including the thawing of ice! This podcast features a great article published in nature climate change, titled "Over half of known human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by climate change".
Article: Mora, C., McKenzie, T., Gaw, I.M. et al. Over half of known human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by climate change. Nat. Clim. Chang. 12, 869–875 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01426-1
Find the links to featured articles on our show notes: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/global-consortium-climate-and-health-education/be-expert