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The 2025 report confirms that climate change’s assault on human health has reached alarming new levels:

Thirteen of 20 indicators tracking health threats are flashing red at record highs.

Heat-related mortality, now estimated at 546,000 deaths annually in the 2012-21 period, has climbed 63% since the 1990s.

Deaths linked to wildfire smoke pollution hit a new peak in 2024, while fossil fuel combustion overall remained responsible for 2.52 million deaths in 2022 alone.

Extreme weather increasingly drives food insecurity.

This accelerating health crisis unfolds against a backdrop of faltering political will.

The report documents governmental retreats from climate commitments.

Yet, within this sobering assessment lies a quiet but potentially pivotal shift.