How does climate change affect human health in the Arabian Peninsula?

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2023/05/01

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - The Arabian Peninsula region is considered one of the areas that witness direct effects of climate change, represented by an increasing increase in temperatures during the summer season, with an increase in the frequency and intensity of dust storms, which affects human health in the region, especially on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems.

 

This is what was addressed in a study conducted by researchers from the University of Birmingham in Britain, led by Egyptian researcher Heba Okasha, and published in the scientific journal "Sustainability", by analyzing the results of scientific studies that were issued in the countries of the region during the period between 2010 and 2021.

 

 

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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