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  Climate Change Is a Health Crisis: How a Changing Climate Is Affecting Our Health When we hear “climate change,” many of us immediately think about melting glaciers, rising sea levels, or extreme weather. But climate change is affecting something much closer to home: our health. A hotter and less predictable climate means more people are exposed to extreme heat, changing patterns of infectious diseases, food and water insecurity, air pollution, and growing pressure on healthcare systems. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 3.6 billion people already live in areas highly vulnerable to climate change. WHO also estimates that climate change could cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths each year between 2030 and 2050 from a limited group of causes, including heat exposure, malaria, diarrhoeal disease, and childhood undernutrition. And this is not just a problem for the future. It is happening now. ☀️ A Hotter Planet Means Greater Health Risks Think about the last...