Research shows climate change putting human health at risk - PBS NewsHour
Research shows climate change already putting human health at risk | PBS NewsHour
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William Brangham William Brangham
Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center
As the U.N. climate conference nears its end, there's concern over whether countries can or will meet prior pledges to hold down global temperatures. If temperatures continue to climb, the impact on health could be profound and some doctors say their profession is not prepared. William Brangham reports in collaboration with the Global Health Reporting Center with support from the Pulitzer Center.
William Brangham is a correspondent and producer for PBS NewsHour in Washington, D.C. He joined the flagship PBS program in 2015, after spending two years with PBS NewsHour Weekend in New York City.
Caleb Hellerman is a reporter, writer and filmmaker with the Global Health Reporting Center, who has a fascination with terrifying diseases.
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What began as a theory in the 1890s — that industrial emissions of carbon dioxide could increase global temperatures — had progressed to a scientific fact a century later. Scientists across a range of disciplines are studying the impact of the still-growing concentration of carbon dioxide and other so-called “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere as they call for industrial and governmental policies to slow, then halt, the warming of the planet.