{"id":1475773,"date":"2024-02-01T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grist.org\/?p=628567"},"modified":"2024-02-01T09:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T09:15:00","slug":"climate-change-will-kill-14-5-million-people-globally-by-2050-but-mostly-not-directly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/02\/01\/climate-change-will-kill-14-5-million-people-globally-by-2050-but-mostly-not-directly\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate change will kill 14.5 million people globally by 2050 \u2014 but mostly not directly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Climate change is triggering a global health crisis that may approach the death toll of some of history\u2019s deadliest plagues. Unlike the 1918 flu epidemic or the COVID-19 pandemic, which were caused by the widespread outbreak of one type of bacteria or virus, climate change-fueled illness is a Hydra-headed challenge that erodes human health on multiple distinct fronts. Efforts are underway to tally this risk, and a growing body of research indicates that climate-related health threats, such as cardiovascular, diarrheal, and vector-borne diseases, have already killed millions of people<\/a> \u2014 a count that will grow steeper as warming accelerates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n