Nicholas Kristof: Climate change’s overlooked impacts on daily life

Rising global temperatures are quietly affecting human health, education, and behavior, not just fueling apocalyptic scenarios.

Nicholas Kristof writes for The New York Times.

In short:

Extreme heat is linked to more accidents, suicides, and violent crimes, as well as worse academic performance.
Wildfires, exacerbated by climate change, are causing widespread air pollution, leading to thousands of premature deaths yearly.
Rising temperatures disproportionately affect disadvantaged groups, worsening inequality in education and health.

Key quote:

“The familiar climate catastrophe framing may be missing some of the most important features of the real climate change story.”

— R. Jisung Park, economist at the University of Pennsylvania

Why this matters:

Climate change’s incremental effects are already taking a toll on human well-being. Focusing solely on catastrophic outcomes risks overlooking the current, tangible harm caused by even modest warming, especially among vulnerable populations.

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