Including the closely related terms fuel poverty, and poverty.
… OF EXTREME COLD IN BRENT Public Health Extreme cold will continue to represent the biggest weather-related cause of mortality. 13% of households in Brent suffer from fuel poverty. The physical impacts of living in a cold home are causing acute suffering for many residents, with children living in cold, damp and mouldy homes almost three times more likely to suffer from respiratory illnesses…
… damage important initiatives like Brent’s Bee Corridor. The partial or complete freezing of “blue spaces” such as the Brent Reservoir threatens frogs’ and other amphibians’ habitats, as well as some birds, who are unable to catch fish. Extreme cold can even impacting on farming and potentially drive up prices. This would disproportionately affect the estimated 33% of people living in poverty…