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 “ 'We can say now that people are dying from climate change, and that’s a different kind of statement than we would have made before,' said Kristie L. Ebi, a professor in the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the University of Washington who co-authored the 2022 Lancet Countdown report. 'Climate change is not a distant threat to health, it’s a current threat to health.' ”

Climate-linked ills threaten humanity

Gift Article
https://wapo.st/3PvPoZI 
 @3967703f climate change was low-key contributing to Syrian and Central American refugees affecting both Europe and the US respectively.

We’ve just been able to pin the blame on political choices, gang violence, etc. 
 @3967703f Similarly “Whether it is vaccine delivery or climate financing, the global North & South have experienced different paths – widening their divide. Repairing that rift is key to overcoming our shared global challenges.”

https://med-mastodon.com/@auscandoc/111031845113184346 
 This article is intense. 
 @3967703f It only matters once it affects the rich caste.