Death in the heat, changed drug effects, more aggression, allergies, air pollution and completely new phenomena such as solastalgia: the health effects of climate change go far beyond infectious diseases.
Climate change has long since posed a health risk not only from exotic germs; global warming can also make non-communicable diseases significantly worse. Researchers led by the Robert Koch Institute have now found out what Germany needs to prepare for Journal of Health Monitoring summarized. The collection of articles forms the second part of the comprehensive “Status Report on Climate Change and Health”. The first part was devoted to infectious diseases. The new findings are divided into five parts.