Including the closely related term extreme weather.
… are intended to deliver a carbon neutral Council and wider area. Summary of public health implications 16. Climate change will result in heatwaves, extreme weather events, floods, disease and increased cancer risk. The measures to reduce it will limit the dangers and those activities can also have direct positive health effects (e.g. increased fitness from cycling and better air quality from…
… to the NHS is estimated at £2.5 billion a year, while extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, have significant health impacts – the UK heatwaves in 2016 resulted in 908 excess deaths (Ashden, 2019). 18 7. Draft Climate & Ecological Emergency Action Plan (2020 – 2030/2050) This draft Action Plan is initially for consultation. Following that it will be a ‘living document…