The Guardian: Climate crisis already causing deaths and childhood stunting, report reveals
“Climate change is ‘absolutely’ already causing deaths, according to a new report on the health impacts of the climate crisis, which also predicts climate-related stunting, malnutrition, and lower IQ in children within the coming decades. The report, From Townsville to Tuvalu, produced by Monash University in Melbourne, pulled together scientific research from roughly 120 peer-reviewed journal articles to paint a picture of the health-related impacts of the climate emergency in Australia and the Pacific region…” (Lyons, 7/31).

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