{"id":8628,"date":"2023-09-08T11:43:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/climate-change-worsening-heatwaves-air-quality-un\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T11:43:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:43:40","slug":"klimawandel-verschlimmerung-hitzewellen-luftqualitat-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/de\/klimawandel-verschlimmerung-hitzewellen-luftqualitat-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Klimawandel verschlimmert Hitzewellen, Luftqualit\u00e4t: UN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/climate-change-worsening-heatwaves-air-quality-un.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Der Klimawandel f\u00fchrt zu immer intensiveren und h\u00e4ufigeren Hitzewellen, die wiederum ein \u201eHexengebr\u00e4u\u201c an Schadstoffen erzeugen und die Gesundheit von Menschen und allen Lebewesen gef\u00e4hrden, warnten die Vereinten Nationen am Mittwoch.<\/p>\n<p>Der Rauch der Waldbr\u00e4nde, der k\u00fcrzlich St\u00e4dte von Athen bis New York erstickte, ist m\u00f6glicherweise das sichtbarste Zeichen der durch Hitzewellen verursachten Luftverschmutzung.<\/p>\n<p>Aber extreme Hitze kann auch eine Vielzahl anderer chemischer Prozesse ausl\u00f6sen, die f\u00fcr die menschliche Gesundheit gef\u00e4hrlich sind, so die Weltorganisation f\u00fcr Meteorologie (WMO) in ihrem j\u00e4hrlichen Luftqualit\u00e4ts- und Klimabulletin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eHitzewellen verschlechtern die Luftqualit\u00e4t und haben negative Auswirkungen auf die menschliche Gesundheit, die \u00d6kosysteme, die Landwirtschaft und sogar unser t\u00e4gliches Leben\u201c, sagte WMO-Chef Petteri Taalas in einer Erkl\u00e4rung.<\/p>\n<p>Eine neue Studie des Energy Policy Institute der University of Chicago legt nahe, dass Feinstaubverschmutzung aus Quellen wie Fahrzeug- und Industrieabgasen, Sand und Waldbr\u00e4nden weltweit \u201edie gr\u00f6\u00dfte externe Bedrohung f\u00fcr die \u00f6ffentliche Gesundheit\u201c darstellt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eKlimawandel und Luftqualit\u00e4t k\u00f6nnen nicht getrennt behandelt werden\u201c, betonte Taalas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eSie gehen Hand in Hand und m\u00fcssen gemeinsam angegangen werden, um diesen Teufelskreis zu durchbrechen.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>W\u00e4hrend der Bericht vom Mittwoch auf Daten aus dem Jahr 2022 basierte, warnte Taalas, dass in Bezug auf die Temperaturen \u201edas, was wir im Jahr 2023 erleben, noch extremer ist\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>Am Mittwoch sagte der Copernicus-Klimamonitor der Europ\u00e4ischen Union, dass 2023 wahrscheinlich das hei\u00dfeste Jahr in der Geschichte der Menschheit sein werde, nachdem die letzten drei Monate die w\u00e4rmsten waren, die jemals gemessen wurden.<\/p>\n<p>Das wiederum ist m\u00f6glicherweise eine schlechte Nachricht f\u00fcr die Luftqualit\u00e4t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eLuftqualit\u00e4t und Klima h\u00e4ngen zusammen, weil die chemischen Spezies, die beide beeinflussen, miteinander verbunden sind\u201c, sagte die WMO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDie Stoffe, die f\u00fcr den Klimawandel und die Verschlechterung der Luftqualit\u00e4t verantwortlich sind, werden oft von denselben Quellen emittiert, und \u2026 Ver\u00e4nderungen in der einen f\u00fchren unweigerlich zu Ver\u00e4nderungen in der anderen.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Es wies beispielsweise darauf hin, wie bei der Verbrennung fossiler Brennstoffe Kohlendioxid und Stickoxide in die Atmosph\u00e4re gelangen.<\/p>\n<p>Dabei handelt es sich nicht nur um w\u00e4rmespeichernde Treibhausgase, sondern auch um potenzielle Vorl\u00e4ufer von Schadstoffen wie Ozon und Nitrat-Aerosolen.<\/p>\n<p>Forscher sind sich mittlerweile weitgehend einig, dass der Klimawandel intensivere und h\u00e4ufigere Hitzewellen verursacht und dass dies wiederum zu einem wachsenden Risiko schwererer Waldbr\u00e4nde f\u00fchrt, so die WMO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eHitzewellen und Waldbr\u00e4nde h\u00e4ngen eng zusammen\u201c, sagte Lorenzo Labrador, WMO-Forscher beim Global Atmosphere Watch-Netzwerk, das das Bulletin vom Mittwoch erstellt hat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eRauch von Waldbr\u00e4nden enth\u00e4lt ein Hexengebr\u00e4u aus Chemikalien, das nicht nur die Luftqualit\u00e4t und die Gesundheit beeintr\u00e4chtigt, sondern auch Pflanzen, \u00d6kosysteme und Nutzpflanzen sch\u00e4digt \u2013 und zu mehr Kohlenstoffemissionen und damit mehr Treibhausgasen in der Atmosph\u00e4re f\u00fchrt\u201c, sagte er in der Erkl\u00e4rung.<\/p>\n<p>Er betonte jedoch, dass es \u201enoch zu fr\u00fch ist, um zu sagen\u201c, ob sich die Luftverschmutzung im Jahr 2023 als schlimmer erweisen w\u00fcrde als im letzten Jahr.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eObwohl dies eine rekordverd\u00e4chtige Waldbrandsaison war, insbesondere in Europa und Westkanada, \u2026 sind die Zusammenh\u00e4nge und Wechselwirkungen sowie die chemischen Prozesse, die den Klimawandel mit der Luftverschmutzung in Verbindung bringen, nicht linear\u201c, sagte er Reportern in Genf.<\/p>\n<p>Die im Bericht detaillierten Daten f\u00fcr 2022 zeigten, wie Hitzewellen im vergangenen Jahr im Nordwesten der USA Waldbr\u00e4nde ausl\u00f6sten und zu ungesunder Luft f\u00fchrten.<\/p>\n<p>Steigende Temperaturen in Europa, begleitet von ungew\u00f6hnlich gro\u00dfen Mengen an W\u00fcstenstaub, die den Kontinent erreichten, f\u00fchrten unterdessen zu erh\u00f6hten Konzentrationen sowohl von Feinstaub als auch von bodennahem Ozon, hie\u00df es.<\/p>\n<p>Stratosph\u00e4risches Ozon tr\u00e4gt dazu bei, Menschen und Vegetation vor sch\u00e4dlichen ultravioletten Strahlen der Sonne zu sch\u00fctzen.<\/p>\n<p>Aber in Bodenn\u00e4he, wo es durch eine Reaktion zwischen Verkehrsabgasen und Sonnenlicht entsteht, greift das Gas Lungengewebe an und verursacht Brustschmerzen, Husten und Kurzatmigkeit.<\/p>\n<p>Es verringert auch den Ernteertrag, wobei die durch Ozon verursachten Verluste bei Grundnahrungspflanzen weltweit durchschnittlich 4,4 bis 12,4 Prozent betragen und die Verluste bei Weizen und Sojabohnen in Teilen Indiens und Chinas bis zu 15 bis 30 Prozent betragen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/climate-change-worsening-heatwaves-air-quality-un-470762\">Medizinische t\u00e4gliche Quelle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/climate-change-worsening-heatwaves-air-quality-un.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Der Klimawandel f\u00fchrt zu immer intensiveren und h\u00e4ufigeren Hitzewellen, die wiederum ein \u201eHexengebr\u00e4u\u201c an Schadstoffen erzeugen und die Gesundheit von Menschen und allen Lebewesen gef\u00e4hrden, warnten die Vereinten Nationen am Mittwoch.<\/p>\n<p>Der Rauch der Waldbr\u00e4nde, der k\u00fcrzlich St\u00e4dte von Athen bis New York erstickte, ist m\u00f6glicherweise das sichtbarste Zeichen der durch Hitzewellen verursachten Luftverschmutzung.<\/p>\n<p>Aber extreme Hitze kann auch eine Vielzahl anderer chemischer Prozesse ausl\u00f6sen, die f\u00fcr die menschliche Gesundheit gef\u00e4hrlich sind, so die Weltorganisation f\u00fcr Meteorologie (WMO) in ihrem j\u00e4hrlichen Luftqualit\u00e4ts- und Klimabulletin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eHitzewellen verschlechtern die Luftqualit\u00e4t und haben negative Auswirkungen auf die menschliche Gesundheit, die \u00d6kosysteme, die Landwirtschaft und sogar unser t\u00e4gliches Leben\u201c, sagte WMO-Chef Petteri Taalas in einer Erkl\u00e4rung.<\/p>\n<p>Eine neue Studie des Energy Policy Institute der University of Chicago legt nahe, dass Feinstaubverschmutzung aus Quellen wie Fahrzeug- und Industrieabgasen, Sand und Waldbr\u00e4nden weltweit \u201edie gr\u00f6\u00dfte externe Bedrohung f\u00fcr die \u00f6ffentliche Gesundheit\u201c darstellt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eKlimawandel und Luftqualit\u00e4t k\u00f6nnen nicht getrennt behandelt werden\u201c, betonte Taalas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eSie gehen Hand in Hand und m\u00fcssen gemeinsam angegangen werden, um diesen Teufelskreis zu durchbrechen.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>W\u00e4hrend der Bericht vom Mittwoch auf Daten aus dem Jahr 2022 basierte, warnte Taalas, dass in Bezug auf die Temperaturen \u201edas, was wir im Jahr 2023 erleben, noch extremer ist\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>Am Mittwoch sagte der Copernicus-Klimamonitor der Europ\u00e4ischen Union, dass 2023 wahrscheinlich das hei\u00dfeste Jahr in der Geschichte der Menschheit sein werde, nachdem die letzten drei Monate die w\u00e4rmsten waren, die jemals gemessen wurden.<\/p>\n<p>Das wiederum ist m\u00f6glicherweise eine schlechte Nachricht f\u00fcr die Luftqualit\u00e4t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eLuftqualit\u00e4t und Klima h\u00e4ngen zusammen, weil die chemischen Spezies, die beide beeinflussen, miteinander verbunden sind\u201c, sagte die WMO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDie Stoffe, die f\u00fcr den Klimawandel und die Verschlechterung der Luftqualit\u00e4t verantwortlich sind, werden oft von denselben Quellen emittiert, und \u2026 Ver\u00e4nderungen in der einen f\u00fchren unweigerlich zu Ver\u00e4nderungen in der anderen.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Es wies beispielsweise darauf hin, wie bei der Verbrennung fossiler Brennstoffe Kohlendioxid und Stickoxide in die Atmosph\u00e4re gelangen.<\/p>\n<p>Dabei handelt es sich nicht nur um w\u00e4rmespeichernde Treibhausgase, sondern auch um potenzielle Vorl\u00e4ufer von Schadstoffen wie Ozon und Nitrat-Aerosolen.<\/p>\n<p>Forscher sind sich mittlerweile weitgehend einig, dass der Klimawandel intensivere und h\u00e4ufigere Hitzewellen verursacht und dass dies wiederum zu einem wachsenden Risiko schwererer Waldbr\u00e4nde f\u00fchrt, so die WMO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eHitzewellen und Waldbr\u00e4nde h\u00e4ngen eng zusammen\u201c, sagte Lorenzo Labrador, WMO-Forscher beim Global Atmosphere Watch-Netzwerk, das das Bulletin vom Mittwoch erstellt hat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eRauch von Waldbr\u00e4nden enth\u00e4lt ein Hexengebr\u00e4u aus Chemikalien, das nicht nur die Luftqualit\u00e4t und die Gesundheit beeintr\u00e4chtigt, sondern auch Pflanzen, \u00d6kosysteme und Nutzpflanzen sch\u00e4digt \u2013 und zu mehr Kohlenstoffemissionen und damit mehr Treibhausgasen in der Atmosph\u00e4re f\u00fchrt\u201c, sagte er in der Erkl\u00e4rung.<\/p>\n<p>Er betonte jedoch, dass es \u201enoch zu fr\u00fch ist, um zu sagen\u201c, ob sich die Luftverschmutzung im Jahr 2023 als schlimmer erweisen w\u00fcrde als im letzten Jahr.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eObwohl dies eine rekordverd\u00e4chtige Waldbrandsaison war, insbesondere in Europa und Westkanada, \u2026 sind die Zusammenh\u00e4nge und Wechselwirkungen sowie die chemischen Prozesse, die den Klimawandel mit der Luftverschmutzung in Verbindung bringen, nicht linear\u201c, sagte er Reportern in Genf.<\/p>\n<p>Die im Bericht detaillierten Daten f\u00fcr 2022 zeigten, wie Hitzewellen im vergangenen Jahr im Nordwesten der USA Waldbr\u00e4nde ausl\u00f6sten und zu ungesunder Luft f\u00fchrten.<\/p>\n<p>Steigende Temperaturen in Europa, begleitet von ungew\u00f6hnlich gro\u00dfen Mengen an W\u00fcstenstaub, die den Kontinent erreichten, f\u00fchrten unterdessen zu erh\u00f6hten Konzentrationen sowohl von Feinstaub als auch von bodennahem Ozon, hie\u00df es.<\/p>\n<p>Stratosph\u00e4risches Ozon tr\u00e4gt dazu bei, Menschen und Vegetation vor sch\u00e4dlichen ultravioletten Strahlen der Sonne zu sch\u00fctzen.<\/p>\n<p>Aber in Bodenn\u00e4he, wo es durch eine Reaktion zwischen Verkehrsabgasen und Sonnenlicht entsteht, greift das Gas Lungengewebe an und verursacht Brustschmerzen, Husten und Kurzatmigkeit.<\/p>\n<p>Es verringert auch den Ernteertrag, wobei die durch Ozon verursachten Verluste bei Grundnahrungspflanzen weltweit durchschnittlich 4,4 bis 12,4 Prozent betragen und die Verluste bei Weizen und Sojabohnen in Teilen Indiens und Chinas bis zu 15 bis 30 Prozent betragen.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8629,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/climate-change-worsening-heatwaves-air-quality-un.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Climate Change Worsening Heatwaves, Air Quality: UN - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/de\/klimawandel-verschlimmerung-hitzewellen-luftqualitat-un\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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with knock-on effects on human health, ecosystems, agriculture and indeed our daily lives,\" WMO chief Petteri Taalas said in a statement.A new study by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago suggested that fine particulate pollution from sources such as vehicle and industrial emissions, sand and wildfires is \"the greatest external threat to public health\" worldwide.\"Climate change and air quality cannot be treated separately,\" Taalas stressed.\"They go hand-in-hand and must be tackled together to break this vicious cycle.\"While Wednesday's report was based on 2022 data, Taalas cautioned that in terms of temperatures, \"what we are witnessing in 2023 is even more extreme\".On Wednesday, the European Union's Copernicus climate monitor said 2023 was likely to be the hottest year in human history, after the last three months were the warmest ever recorded.That, in turn, is potentially bad news for air quality.\"Air quality and climate are interconnected because the chemical species that affect both are linked,\" the WMO said.\"The substances responsible for climate change and for the degradation of air quality are often emitted by the same sources, and... changes in one inevitably cause changes in the other.\"It pointed for instance to how the combustion of fossil fuels emits carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere.These are not only heat-trapping greenhouse gases but potential precursors of pollutants such as ozone and nitrate aerosols.Researchers meanwhile widely agree that climate change is causing more intense and more frequent heatwaves, and that this in turn is leading to a growing risk of more severe wildfires, WMO said.\"Heatwaves and wildfires are closely linked,\" said Lorenzo Labrador, a WMO researcher at the Global Atmosphere Watch network which compiled Wednesday's Bulletin.\"Smoke from wildfires contains a witch's brew of chemicals that affects not only air quality and health, but also damages plants, ecosystems and crops -- and leads to more carbon emissions and so more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,\" he said in the statement.He stressed though that \"it is yet too early to say\" if 2023 would prove worse in terms of atmospheric pollution than last year.\"Even though this has been a record-breaking wildfire season, in particular in Europe and western Canada, ... the relationships and interactions and chemical processes that link climate change to atmospheric pollution are not linear,\" he told reporters in Geneva.The 2022 data detailed in the report showed how heatwaves last year triggered wildfires in the Northwestern United States, leading to unhealthy air.Soaring temperatures in Europe, accompanied by unusually high amounts of desert dust reaching the continent, meanwhile led to increased concentrations of both particulate matter and ground-level ozone, it said.Stratospheric ozone helps to shield humans and vegetation from harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun.But at ground level, where 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