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Report: Climate crisis causes health costs in the trillions

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Published: January 18th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Überflutungen infolge von Starkregen in West Java, Indonesia im Januar 2024
Flooding due to heavy rainfall in West Java, Indonesia in January 2024.

Analysts from the consulting firm Oliver Wyman have examined the effects of the climate crisis on human health based on six categories: Floods, droughts, heatwaves, tropical storms, forest fires and sea level rise. The report is based on current climate scenarios assuming a warming of 2.5 to 2.9 degrees. The report was published by the World Economic Forum.

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