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Climate Change, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health

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Climate Change and Human Health Scenarios

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The impact of climate change on the environment, biodiversity and the biosphere has become more evident in the past years. Climate change affects the quantity, intensity and frequency of precipitation type as well as extreme climate change events such as heat waves, droughts, thunderstorms, floods and hurricanes. Respiratory health can be particularly affected by climate change, which can contribute to the development of asthma and allergic respiratory diseases. Pollen allergens have been shown to trigger the release of immunomodulatory and proinflammatory mediators that accelerate the onset of allergy. Allergy to pollen and pollen season at its beginning, in duration and intensity are altered by change climate. Studies show that plants exhibit enhanced photosynthesis and reproductive effects and produce more pollen as a response to high atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2). Pollen allergy is generally used to evaluate the interrelation between air pollution and allergic respiratory diseases, such as rhinitis and asthma. Lightning storms during pollen seasons can cause exacerbation of respiratory allergy and asthma in patients with pollinosis.

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D’Amato, G., D’Amato, M. (2023). Climate Change, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health. In: Akhtar, R. (eds) Climate Change and Human Health Scenarios. Global Perspectives on Health Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38878-1_14

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