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Extreme weather could shut down one in 12 hospitals worldwide, report warns

One in 12 hospitals worldwide are at risk of total or partial shutdown from extreme weather events without a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels, a new report warns.
A total of 16,245 hospitals, twice as many as are currently at high risk, will be in this category by the end of the century without a change in pace, according to a report released on Saturday by Cross Dependency Initiative (XDI), a climate risk analyst. It adds that a residential or commercial building with this level of risk would be considered uninsurable.
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  • Jane Wangui

    46 w

    When hospitals are closed where will people seek medical attention? The effects of this will be really advanced.

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    • Kevin

      48 w

      This really highlights the problem we have at hand and how intense it could get if we do not take immediate action

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      • Grace Njeri

        48 w

        @Kevin This should serve as a reflection of tomorrow, if only we delay in matter climate action.

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      • johnte ndeto

        48 w

        Climate crisis can be so severe and affect human kind negatively thus measures should be put in place to prepare for any possible hazards

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        • Grace Njeri

          48 w

          @johnte_ndeto True,measures should be put in place to prevent such from happening in the future.

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        • Princess

          48 w

          Tackling the potential challenges posed by these astronomical numbers requires collective efforts

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          • CHRIS NGATIA

            48 w

            This is terrible news !!

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            • Munene Mugambi

              48 w

              The numbers quoted here are astronomical and would absolutely paradise our healthcare systems

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              • winnie nguru

                48 w

                This is not right at all

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