'It is so naive for us to think that we are going to be able to adapt to this.'
Lastly, the study identifies how climate change weakens the human body’s ability to fight off pathogens. In the wake of a climate disaster, for example, humans may be forced to live in crowded, unsanitary conditions. A healthy supply of food would likely be unavailable, leading to malnutrition that leaves the body vulnerable to diseases.increase in weather-related disastersAll in all, this isn’t an obstacle that humans are going to easily overcome, according to scientists.
"The magnitude of the vulnerability when you think about one or two diseases — okay, sure, we can deal with that," Camilo Mora, lead author and associate professor in the Department Geography and Environment at UH Mānoa in Hawaii,"But when you're talking about 58 percent of the diseases, and 58 percent of those diseases can be affected or triggered in 1,000 different ways," he added.
Mora's outlook doesn't leave much room for optimism, but the hard truth of combating a climate crisis still stands: we must drastically reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases.
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