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“The 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change shows that people all around the world are exposed to record-breaking threats from delayed action on climate change.

While climate threats grow, the risks to people’s health are being exacerbated by years of delays in the implementation of life-saving adaptation interventions. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN

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