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15 Ways Climate Change Is Already Harming Our Health, Ranked

Climate change is no longer a distant environmental forecast. Ranked by global medical impact, hospitalization rates, and mortality data from the World Health Organization and The Lancet Countdown, th

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  1. Split cover showing residents cooling off at a fountain during a Berlin heatwave on the left and heavy wildfire smoke blanketing New York City on the right
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Climate change is no longer a distant environmental forecast. Ranked by global medical impact, hospitalization rates, and mortality data from the World Health Organization and The Lancet Countdown, these fifteen health threats are already harming millions of people today.

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