It is not only on the planet, bad weather or the increase in temperature that global warming has an influence .
According to the Air Climat association , beyond the repeated heat waves of recent decades, the effects of global warming are also felt on health . Starting with the fear of increasing extreme weather events, which contributes to the increase in the consumption of anxiolytics. But also because the disruption of the seasons is not without consequences on the air we breathe on a daily basis, which is moreover in the city.
In fact, pollen allergies are also on the rise: in the spring season, 25% of children and 20% of adults are now affected , according to Air Climat figures. Figures that would have doubled over the last twenty years . Add to this the multiplication of ozone pollution peaks and heat waves for which organisms are not prepared, and the concern becomes obvious.
At least 150,000 deaths per year
Of course, we are not all equal when it comes to global warming. Once again, it is the developing countries that are proving to be the most vulnerable to its consequences in terms of health. Paradoxically, it is therefore the regions that contribute the least that are the most exposed to diseases caused by rising temperatures. Direct consequence: these regions risk seeing the number of deaths increase, starting with the coasts of the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and sub-Saharan Africa, the most directly threatened.
According to WHO (World Health Organization) projections at least 150,000 deaths per year are already due to global warming. A figure which should double by 2030. As for the famous IPCC, it estimates that, by 2020, 75 to 250 million people living in Africa are at risk of facing a food shortage. The reason: a lack of water supply leading to a drop in agricultural productivity of around 50% and therefore food shortages.
An eloquent CIA report
The CIA report given to Joe Biden when he arrived in the Oval Office, and looking at the future of the planet in 15 to 20 years, also underlines the direct and indirect consequences of global warming on populations and their health. “How will societies resist migratory pressure and lack of water? He asks. According to this report “over the next two decades, population growth, rapid urbanization and mismanagement of land and resources will exacerbate the effects of climate change in many countries, especially in the developing world. ”
According to these projections by the CIA’s National Intelligence Council (NIC), “regions still dependent on rain-fed agriculture will be particularly vulnerable: sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, certain areas of Argentina and Brazil, certain parts from the Andean region, Southeast Asia and Australia. » Thus, it is feared that in Africa, the rise in temperatures will lead to the proliferation of mosquitoes, and therefore an increasing exposure of populations to diseases such as malaria and dengue , among other infections transmitted by insects.
