Climate change is already altering everything, from fertility choices to insuring our homes
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By Stefan Ellerbeck
- Climate change is already affecting people’s lives in a variety of ways.
- Global warming is the biggest health threat facing humanity, the World Health Organization says.
- It’s also making people rethink family planning choices and putting properties at risk of becoming uninsurable.
- Disruptions to supply chains because of extreme weather are shaking the global economy.
How is climate change affecting you?
You may think the biggest impacts lie far away – in terms of time or geography. But global warming is already changing the way many of us live or think.
1. Health suffers because of climate change
Climate change is the biggest health threat facing humanity, the World Health Organization says, estimating that it will cause around a quarter of a million additional deaths each year in 2030-50. These will mainly be from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress.
However, climate change is already having more subtle effects on health and wellbeing. Spring is b...
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