»Climate change endangers our own existence«

SALOME BERBLINGER conducted the interview

Prof. Traidl-Hoffmann, is climate change making us sick?

Yes, from head to toe. Climate change affects mental health as well as the heart, lungs and metabolic system. The effects are diverse: In addition to the direct consequences of increasing heat on our health, climate change also affects ecosystems. This leads to indirect symptoms: For example, there is more and more pollen that triggers allergies.

How can the increasing pollen concentration be

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