The Lancet Countdown is an international collaboration that independently monitors the health
consequences of a changing climate. Publishing updated, new, and improved indicators …

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Prudent risk management requires consideration of bad-to-worst-case scenarios. Yet, for
climate change, such potential futures are poorly understood. Could anthropogenic climate …

Extreme weather and climate events, such as heat waves, cyclones, and floods, are an
expression of climate variability. These events and events influenced by climate change, such as …

The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown is published as the world confronts profound and
concurrent systemic shocks. Countries and health systems continue to contend with the …

Heat extremes (ie, heatwaves) already have a serious impact on human health, with ageing,
poverty, and chronic illnesses as aggravating factors. As the global community seeks to …

Wildfires, Global Climate Change, and Human Health Wildfires are increasingly common and
projected to worsen with climate change. Health consequences include burns and mental …

Long-term scenarios play an important role in research on global environmental change.
The climate change research community is developing new scenarios integrating future …

The new scenario framework for climate change research envisions combining pathways of
future radiative forcing and their associated climate changes with alternative pathways of …

Hot ambient conditions and associated heat stress can increase mortality and morbidity, as
well as increase adverse pregnancy outcomes and negatively affect mental health. High heat …