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Boiling homes, blistering hospitals, a potential mental health crisis—UK is failing to prepare for climate emergency, expert warns

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Boiling homes, blistering hospitals, a potential mental health crisis-UK is failing to prepare for climate emergency, expert warns Halimah Nisa, Elisabeth MahaseMinisters' failure to act on the increasing effects of the climate emergency will have severe health and societal consequences, a leading climate adviser warns, as reports suggest that heat related deaths could exceed 10 000 per year in the UK by 2050.

Source: BMJ

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.r2296

Authors: Halimah Nisa, Elisabeth Mahase

Institution: BMJ Group (United Kingdom)

Language: English

Topic: Climate Change and Health Impacts

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Climate action

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4415851509