Climate crisis creates a health crisis, WHO reports

FILE - Bandhana Devi, a pregnant woman, walks down a mountain after voting at a remote polling station in Almi, India, on June 1, 2024, during a nationwide heatwave. The World Health Organization says that climate change threatens the health of pregnant women, among others.

Scientific evidence documented in a series of articles presented by the World Health Organization this week highlights the harmful impact of climate change at key stages of the human life cycle.