Climate change will affect individuals with pre-existing respiratory disease, but the extent of
the effect remains unclear. The present position statement was developed on behalf of the …

Extract The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that climate change is the biggest
global threat to humanity in the 21st century [1, 2]. By 2050, climate change is expected to …

Climate change is a key driver of the accelerating environmental change affecting
populations around the world. Many of these changes and our response to them can affect …

Changes in climate constitute a reality that, according to recent projections, is going to
worsen in the coming years. Climate change represents a massive threat to respiratory …

This document presents the proceedings from the American Thoracic Society Climate
Change and Respiratory Health Workshop that was held on May 15, 2010, in New Orleans …

Climate change and respiratory diseases: a 2020 perspective : Current Opinion in
Pulmonary Medicine Climate change and respiratory diseases: a 2020 perspective …

Climate change is a health threat no less consequential than cigarette smoking. Increased
concentrations of greenhouse gases, and especially CO 2, in the earth's atmosphere have …

Executive Summary The original Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK report,
published by the Department of Health in 2002 was one of the earliest attempts at …

The scientific consensus is that climate change affects health through changing weather
patterns (such as more intense and frequent extreme events) and indirectly through changes …

Background Ever since higher overall mortality rates due to heat stress were reported during
the European heat waves of 2003 and 2006, the relation between heat waves and disease …