Climate change poses growing health threat: UN

Climate change poses growing health threat: UN
Geneva (AFP) Aug 27, 2014 - Climate change poses a growing health threat, the UN warned on Wednesday, saying extreme weather and rising temperatures could claim hundreds of thousands of lives and spread disease. "Climate change is no longer only an environmental issue," said Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, head of the climate change team at the World Health Organisation (WHO). The UN agency Wednesday began a three-day co ... more http://www.interndaily.com/reports/Climate_change_poses_growing_health_threat_UN_999.html