# A landmark study in Nature Climate Change has confirmed that anthropogenic climate change is driving widespread illness, disability, and death globally. Researchers found rising temperatures, extreme weather, and pollution are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths. These include heat-related fatalities, neonatal deaths, and wildfire-linked illnesses as economic losses run into billions annually impacting vulnerable populations. Scientists warn that the climate crisis must be treated as a global public health emergency, not just an environmental issue.
Health losses linked to human-caused climate change