Climate change biggest threat to health, doctors say | Environment | The Guardian - 0 views
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Charlotte Lemaitre on 17 May 09Senior doctors today published a report warning that climate change is the biggest threat to global health of the 21st century. Rising global temperatures would have a catastrophic effect on human health, the doctors said, and patterns of infection would change, with insect-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue fever spreading more easily.