Air pollution has many deleterious health effects. The International Energy Agency recently released a report attributing an annual 6.5 million premature deaths to air pollution worldwide. Although the Clean Air....

Acknowledging that climate change is a common concern of humankind, Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their espective obligations on . . . the right to health. – Paris....

The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change is an international, multidisciplinary research collaboration between academic institutions and practitioners across the world. Read more …

Global temperatures continue to rise, reaching new records almost every year this decade. Download the article here.

There is limited evidence of the effect of exposure to heat on COPD morbidity and the interactive effect between indoor heat and air pollution has not been established. View full....

The 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change has been formed to map out the impacts of climate change, and the necessary policy responses, in order to ensure the....

Deep cuts in carbon dioxide emissions are urgently needed to prevent dangerous climate change, but they must be complemented by reductions in short-lived climate pollutants, which produce a strong global....

The U.S. health care sector is highly interconnected with industrial activities that emit much of the nation’s pollution to air, water, and soils. Download the article here.

Climate change could have a devastating effect on human and environmental health. Potential effects of climate change on human health include higher rates of respiratory and heat-related illness, increased prevalence....

Poor air quality contributes to and is a consequence of global warming. The burning of fossil fuels to power our homes, businesses, and automobiles contributes to air pollution. Read more …

The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans reflect the impact of dietary patterns on health outcomes, such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers.mate change. Read the full article online, or Download the....

  As 2015 draws to a close, on track to be the hottest year ever recorded, global attention to climate change has soared. Read more …

Rising global temperature is causing major physical, chemical, and ecological changes across the planet. There is wide consensus among scientific organizations and climatologists that these broad effects, known as climate....

The American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) assessed their members’ knowledge, attitudes, and experiences with climate change and health in collaboration with George Mason University in a survey....

The American Thoracic Society (ATS), in collaboration with George Mason University, surveyed a random sample of ATS members to assess their perceptions of, clinical experiences with, and preferred policy responses....

Extreme heat is the most common cause of severe weather fatalities in the United States, and these weather-related outcomes are expected to escalate as heat waves become more frequent, more....

The U.S. National Climate Assessment concluded that climate change is harming the health of many Americans and identified people in some communities of color as particularly vulnerable to these effects.....

Current science highlights serious worldwide adverse health outcomes related to climate change. Read more …

Climate change is a constant and ongoing process. Download the article here.

Instrumental observations of global temperature evolution reveal a pronounced warming during the past 150 years. One expression of this warming is the observed increase in the occurrence of heat waves as it has....