Climate change
Climate change has devastating effects on both human health and the environment. Although mitigating measures have been put in place, there seems to be no change. What new methods can we human beings employ to mitigate these effects?
According to the article “Summary: Provisional Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2018, heat stress has a serious impact on human health. Which of the following statements is not true about heat stress?
- The scale and nature of negative health impacts of health do not depend on how well-adapted behaviors and buildings are to the prevailing climate.
- Heat stress increases the rate of mortality and morbidity of diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disease, and psychological distress.
- Heat stress has negative socio-economic effects on people by denying them to live healthy and productive lives.
- Early warning systems and public preparedness can help reduce the impact of heat stress.