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By 2050, climate change is likely to cause an additional 14.5 million deaths and $12.5 trillion in economic losses worldwide.
By 2050, climate change is likely to cause an additional 14.5 million deaths and $12.5 trillion in economic losses worldwide, according to a n ...
2024The Americas (all subregions)All countriesGeneralAir-borne and respiratory illnessesHeat-related illnessInjury and mortality from extreme weather eventsMalnutrition and food-borne diseases1 -
Scientists propose a new Category 6 for hurricanes, responding to climate change's role in intensifying storms. Recent hurricanes have been so severe, they'd qualify for this unprecedented level.
Abstract: Global warming increases available sensible and latent heat energy, increasing the thermodynamic potential wind intensity of tropica ...
2024The Americas (all subregions)All countriesGeneralInjury and mortality from extreme weather events4 -
2019 set a dengue record in the Americas with 3 million cases, only to be surpassed in 2023 with a staggering 4.2 million cases. A disturbing escalation in dengue's spread.
Dengue is the arbovirus with the highest number of cases reported in the Region of the Americas, and outbreaks occurring cyclically every 3 to ...
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Children born in the Americas in 2020 will experience 1.3x more wildfires, 1.8x more river floods, 2x more droughts, 2.5x more crop failure, and 4.5x more heat waves compared to someone born in 1960.2021The Americas (all subregions)All countriesAir-borne and respiratory illnessesHeat-related illnessInjury and mortality from extreme weather eventsMalnutrition and food-borne diseasesWater-borne diseases and other water-related health outcomes2
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88% of 20,396 hospitals in the Americas face exposure to natural hazards like floods and hurricanes, with 43% in high-risk zones. It's crucial for these hospitals to boost their preparedness and mitigation efforts against climate change impacts.
PAHO has evaluated the exposure to natural hazards of more than twenty thousand hospitals (n=20,396) in the Americas region, of which 88% were ...
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