Researchers call for climate change to be declared a global health emergency

Summary

Medical experts are calling for climate change to be declared a global health emergency as its harms to human health accelerate. A new report in the Lancet medical journal, published on Wednesday, documents a growing toll from rising heat deaths, drought, food insecurity and lost livelihoods. The Straits Times reported that the study found heat caused three million deaths between 2016 and 2023. RFI reported that deaths from heat, drought and other extreme weather are rising faster than the world is taking action to limit global warming.

Timeline

1. Deutsche Welle

   28 Oct 2026, 00:05 UTCSource ↗

   Deutsche Welle reports that a new Lancet report documents the growing toll of climate change on health, including rising heat deaths, drought and food insecurity, and that experts want climate change declared a global health emergency.

2. The Straits Times

   28 Oct 2026, 00:32 UTCSource ↗

   The Straits Times reports that a Lancet study says climate change must be declared a global health emergency, and that heat caused three million deaths between 2016 and 2023.

3. RFI

   28 Oct 2026, 16:28 UTCSource ↗

   RFI reports that a Lancet report published on Wednesday calls for climate change to be declared a global health emergency, and that deaths from heat, drought and other extreme weather are rising faster than the world is taking action to limit global warming.