Introduction Climate change is an urgent threat. It is, however, a problem that we can solve if we act quickly and decisively. In this article, we will look at how climate change affects human health and what we can do about it now. Temperature When you think about how climate change will affect human health, the temperature probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But it shouldn't be. Temperature affects everything from mental health to sleep quality and exercise activity—and these are all things that can have serious implications for your overall well-being. For example, high temperatures can make people more irritable or aggressive than they would otherwise be under cooler conditions; this is especially true for children who may suffer from summertime heat exhaustion when limited resources are available for cooling them down properly (e.g., extra water). In addition, warmer temperatures lead to more frequent respiratory illness as well as cardiovascular disease ris...