More than 200 medical journals call for emergency action on 'catastrophic' climate change

[bronxiteforever]

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By Tom Bateman • Updated: 06/09/2021 - 16:06

A global temperature rise of more than 1.5C risks "catastrophic harm to health that will be impossible to reverse," according to a shared statement published in over 230 of the world's leading medical journals on Monday.

Journals including The Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine and the BMJ called for government action on climate change ahead of the next UN General Assembly meeting in September, the Kunming biodiversity summit in October and COP26 in Glasgow in November.

The editorial, which marks the first time such a large number of academic journals have shared a statement, criticised the failure of governments to meet the challenge of limiting global warming to 1.5C, calling it a "catastrophic outcome for health and environmental stability".

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[CrispyQ]

1. We are so fucked.

There's so much heat already baked into the system & we are basically doing nothing that will stop the trajectory. By this time of year, my area is usually in the low to mid 80s. But this week we are going to be treated to three days in the mid-90s. There used to be an occasional day in September that would pop up to 90, but not three in one week. I don't see how people don't believe in climate change, but then these are the same people who won't get an FDA approved vax that millions of people have already taken, but will consume bleach, hydroxy-whatever, & ivermectin. We are so fucked.

[bronxiteforever]

2. +1 You raise a great point about the bleach & deworming crowd.