Climate change 'a risk to human health worldwide'
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Climate change is severely impacting people's health around the world, a report by a leading medical publication has found. The Lancet Countdown report says the world's continued reliance on fossil...
show moreThe Lancet Countdown report says the world's continued reliance on fossil fuels increases the risk of food insecurity, infectious disease, and heat-related illness.
We'll hear why some diseases are on the rise - and how millions of us may be affected.
Also in the programme: Ukrainian refugees are told to stay out of the country this winter because of likely power cuts; and how scientists have made a breakthrough in the speed and efficiency of the internet.
(Photo shows people affected by floods moving to higher grounds in Naushahro Feroze District, Sindh province, Pakistan. Credit: Rehan Khan/EPA)
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