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What surpassing 1.5°C means for global health

What surpassing 1.5°C means for global health

Update: 2025-10-29
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U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that global warming will ‘inevitably’ surpass 1.5 degrees. What does this mean for global health? The ninth annual Lancet report on health and climate could hold some answers.

Also on the program, could contaminated meat be a source for some urinary tract infections? Professor Lance Price speaks about his new study finding a link between the two. Also on the program, could how we walk affect our health more than the distance we’ve travelled? Health journalist Layal Liverpool joins Claudia Hammond to discuss these stories and more.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond with Layal Liverpool
Producer: Hannah Robbins and Margaret Sessa-Hawkins with Alice McKee

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What surpassing 1.5°C means for global health

What surpassing 1.5°C means for global health

BBC World Service