“Sudden changes have health consequences”

Sudden changes in temperature significantly affect our state of health.

“The strong heat is the main source of discomfort and risks, even important ones, for our health. – explains the president of the Italian Society of Environmental Medicine, Alessandro Miani – In the cities where the

urban heat islands

that is, where there is little air exchange between day and night, heat bubbles are created which can become a serious problem for elderly children and frail people “.

Direct health costs due to climate change impact at different levels.

“The scarcity of water resources due to drought has an important cost at a global level as well as the hailstorms that destroy crops: in 2021 it was calculated at 128 billion dollars” continues Alessandro Miani.

You sleep less because of the heat.

“With high temperatures ci falls asleep later and wakes us up earlier. – concludes Miani – In the space of a year each person sleeps about 44 hours less, and it is expected that within this century it will reach 55 hours for each person.

The absence of adequate rest causes anxiety, stress and general malaise “.