Climate change blamed for anthrax outbreak in north Russia

A total of 72 nomadic herders have been hospitalised in the town of Salekhard in the Arctic Circle

Plateful of pain

Climate change will make the disease burden more complex. Breakthroughs may help the affluent, but the poor will not have access to even basic …

Centre offers update on various environmental problems bugging India

Government tells Lok Sabha it is making all-out efforts to tackle issues such as forest fires, air pollution as well as the impact of climate …

CoP26: 47 countries commit to make climate-resilient health systems

42 countries also commit to making their health systems more sustainable and low-carbon

Double whammy for the poorest: How pollution and changing climate affect countries

Risks from toxic pollution and climate change across the world are closely intertwined, study finds

Thank you for not driving: Climate change requires anti-smoking tactics

What if we treated climate change as a health problem rather than an environmental one? There are lessons to be learned from the successful …

18 African countries yet to link health to climate action plans: WHO

Only 29 countries have developed and implemented the health-related National Adaptation Plan to mitigate climate change risks

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Climate-linked health impacts not a priority yet, says WHO

Lack of funding is one of the reasons for the low priority

World goes pound foolish over climate-related health risks

Less than 4 per cent of the global climate adaptation funding is to deal with health impacts

Between 1990 and 2016, 2,843 climate disasters affected 4·8 billion people: Lancet report

The report was jointly prepared by 24 academic institutions and intergovernmental organisations based on 40 indicators

Climate change and malaria

Though there is no evidence showing inter-annual variation in malaria transmission intensities and climatic determinants in the Northeast because …

Climate impacts on health: most nations yet to evolve policy plans

Greater focus on preventative public health measures could ease pressure on health services and provide a more supportive environment for …

Fighting global warming may yield health benefits worth trillions

New study finds strongest, potential near-term health benefits in China and India

COP24: World can save 1 million lives by meeting Paris goals on air pollution

A WHO report released at the Katowice conference says health benefits far outweigh the costs of meeting climate change goals in India

Ecohealth meet raises alarm over climate change impacts on health

Decalration calls for practical steps to change the economic, political and social practices that exacerbate climate change

‘A wake-up call’: Why this student is suing the government over the financial risks of climate change

Katta O’Donnell argues Australia’s poor climate policies — ranked among the lowest in the industrialised world — put the …