STAT April 4, 2024
Many of the effects of climate change play out at a very large scale: Heatwaves that grip entire continents. Flooding that submerges vast swaths of island nations and continental coastal areas. Other effects are far less visible because they’re taking place inside people’s bodies.
That doesn’t make them any less dangerous.
Diseases linked to problems in immune health have been steadily rising over the past few decades. Nasal allergies in children more than doubled from 2012 to 2022. Food allergies, which can be deadly, have also spiked. The global prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis has jumped 14% since 1990. Young people are increasingly vulnerable to colorectal cancer.
To be sure, climate change isn’t the only culprit here: diets heavy in ultra-processed...
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