A local resident drives on a road in Sarajevo covered by fog and polluted air, on November 8, 2024. Three Balkans region capitals -- Belgrade, Pristina and Sarajevo -- were on November 8, 2024 among the 10 most polluted cities in the world, just behind Lahore, Delhi and Beijing. In the three cities, the air quality index (AQI), which measures a range of pollutants, spiked above the level of 150 which is considered unhealthy. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP)
Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn.
The latest round of UN climate talks begin next week during what is expected to be the hottest year in recorded history -- and in the shadow of climate sceptic Donald Trump's re-election as US president.
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