From heatwaves to food systems

• Verfasst von: Treskova, Marina [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Bärnighausen, Till [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Rocha Pompeu, Cássia [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Rocklöv, Joacim [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: From heatwaves to food systems
• Titelzusatz: epidemiologists addressing climate challenges
• Verf.angabe: Marina Treskova, Till Bärnighausen, Cássia Rocha Pompeu and Joacim Rocklöv
• E-Jahr: 2024
• Jahr: October 2024
• Umfang: 3 S.
• Fussnoten: Online verfügbar: 10. September 2024 ; Gesehen am 04.03.2025
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: International journal of epidemiology
• Ort Quelle: Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, 1972
• Jahr Quelle: 2024
• Band/Heft Quelle: 53(2024), 5 vom: Okt., Artikel-ID dyae117, Seite 1-3
• ISSN Quelle: 1464-3685
• DOI: doi:10.1093/ije/dyae117
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1918988692

Abstract

We are amid the Anthropocene epoch,1 observing advancing loss of biodiversity, environmental degradation and accelerated climate change. Contemporary climate change, primarily driven by anthropogenic activities, manifests as a notable increase in the average global surface temperature. In 2023, the annual mean global temperature reached a record 1.45°C above pre-industrial period.2 Fast-changing climate leads to rising sea levels, shifts in climate patterns worldwide and increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. Climate change threatens natural ecosystems and human health, heavily affecting the most vulnerable, and is likely to intensify over the coming years and decades. In 2023, we witnessed climatic hazards such as life-threatening heat waves across the globe3-5 and ramping wildfires in southern Europe,6 droughts in East Africa7 and exceptionally severe floods in Greece and Libya,8 accompanied by landslides triggered by the relentless downpours. Due to the current and locked-in future greenhouse gas emissions, we will continue experiencing the observed trends in natural disasters and their detrimental consequences.