The effects of climate change on health

3,878 views · Published 22 July 2010 · 3:59 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: Met Office - UK Weather · 2010 · Science & Technology

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Met Office climate change expert Felicity Liggins explains the relationship between climate change and our health. She highlights global and local impacts, such as increases in infectious diseases; more cases of asthma or malaria; urban heat islands, and the impacts on health from flooding. She also discusses how we can make lifestyle and environmental changes to lessen some of these impacts.

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