{"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":"cambiamento-climatico-peggioramento-ondate-di-caldo-qualita-dellaria-onu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/cambiamento-climatico-peggioramento-ondate-di-caldo-qualita-dellaria-onu\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambiamenti climatici che peggiorano le ondate di caldo, qualit\u00e0 dell'aria: ONU"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Il cambiamento climatico sta provocando ondate di caldo pi\u00f9 intense e pi\u00f9 frequenti, che a loro volta generano un \u201cmiscuglio di streghe\u201d di sostanze inquinanti, minacciando la salute degli esseri umani e di tutti gli esseri viventi, ha avvertito mercoled\u00ec l\u2019ONU.<\/p>\n

Il fumo degli incendi che recentemente hanno soffocato le citt\u00e0 da Atene a New York potrebbe essere il segno pi\u00f9 visibile dell\u2019inquinamento atmosferico causato dalle ondate di caldo.<\/p>\n

Ma il caldo estremo pu\u00f2 anche indurre una serie di altri processi chimici pericolosi per la salute umana, ha affermato l\u2019Organizzazione meteorologica mondiale (OMM) nel suo bollettino annuale sulla qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria e sul clima.<\/p>\n

\u201cLe ondate di caldo peggiorano la qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria, con effetti a catena sulla salute umana, sugli ecosistemi, sull\u2019agricoltura e sulla nostra vita quotidiana\u201d, ha affermato in una nota il capo dell\u2019OMM Petteri Taalas.<\/p>\n

Un nuovo studio dell\u2019Energy Policy Institute dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Chicago ha suggerito che l\u2019inquinamento da particolato fine proveniente da fonti quali emissioni di veicoli e industriali, sabbia e incendi \u00e8 \u201cla pi\u00f9 grande minaccia esterna alla salute pubblica\u201d in tutto il mondo.<\/p>\n

\u201cIl cambiamento climatico e la qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria non possono essere trattati separatamente\u201d, ha sottolineato Taalas.<\/p>\n

\u201cVanno mano nella mano e devono essere affrontati insieme per spezzare questo circolo vizioso\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sebbene il rapporto di mercoled\u00ec fosse basato sui dati del 2022, Taalas ha avvertito che in termini di temperature \u201cci\u00f2 a cui stiamo assistendo nel 2023 \u00e8 ancora pi\u00f9 estremo\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mercoled\u00ec, il monitoraggio climatico Copernicus dell\u2019Unione Europea ha affermato che il 2023 sar\u00e0 probabilmente l\u2019anno pi\u00f9 caldo della storia umana, dopo che gli ultimi tre mesi sono stati i pi\u00f9 caldi mai registrati.<\/p>\n

Questa, a sua volta, \u00e8 una notizia potenzialmente negativa per la qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria.<\/p>\n

\u201cLa qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria e il clima sono interconnessi perch\u00e9 le specie chimiche che influenzano entrambi sono collegate\u201d, ha affermato l\u2019OMM.<\/p>\n

\u201cLe sostanze responsabili del cambiamento climatico e del degrado della qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria sono spesso emesse dalle stesse fonti, e\u2026 i cambiamenti in uno causano inevitabilmente cambiamenti nell\u2019altro.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ha sottolineato, ad esempio, come la combustione di combustibili fossili emetta anidride carbonica e ossido di azoto nell\u2019atmosfera.<\/p>\n

Questi non sono solo gas serra che intrappolano il calore, ma potenziali precursori di inquinanti come l\u2019ozono e gli aerosol di nitrati.<\/p>\n

I ricercatori nel frattempo concordano ampiamente sul fatto che il cambiamento climatico sta causando ondate di caldo pi\u00f9 intense e pi\u00f9 frequenti, e che questo a sua volta sta portando a un rischio crescente di incendi pi\u00f9 gravi, ha affermato la WMO.<\/p>\n

\u201cLe ondate di caldo e gli incendi sono strettamente collegati\u201d, ha affermato Lorenzo Labrador, ricercatore dell\u2019OMM presso la rete Global Atmosphere Watch che ha compilato il bollettino di mercoled\u00ec.<\/p>\n

\u201cIl fumo degli incendi contiene una miscela di sostanze chimiche che influenza non solo la qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria e la salute, ma danneggia anche le piante, gli ecosistemi e i raccolti \u2013 e porta a maggiori emissioni di carbonio e quindi pi\u00f9 gas serra nell\u2019atmosfera\u201d, ha affermato nella dichiarazione.<\/p>\n

Ha sottolineato per\u00f2 che \u201c\u00e8 ancora troppo presto per dire\u201d se il 2023 si riveler\u00e0 peggiore in termini di inquinamento atmosferico rispetto allo scorso anno.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnche se questa \u00e8 stata una stagione di incendi da record, in particolare in Europa e nel Canada occidentale, \u2026 le relazioni, le interazioni e i processi chimici che collegano il cambiamento climatico all\u2019inquinamento atmosferico non sono lineari\u201d, ha detto ai giornalisti a Ginevra.<\/p>\n

I dati del 2022 dettagliati nel rapporto mostrano come le ondate di caldo dello scorso anno abbiano innescato incendi negli Stati Uniti nordoccidentali, portando ad un\u2019aria malsana.<\/p>\n

L\u2019aumento delle temperature in Europa, accompagnato da quantit\u00e0 insolitamente elevate di polvere del deserto che raggiungono il continente, ha portato nel frattempo ad un aumento delle concentrazioni sia di particolato che di ozono a livello del suolo.<\/p>\n

L\u2019ozono stratosferico aiuta a proteggere gli esseri umani e la vegetazione dai dannosi raggi ultravioletti del sole.<\/p>\n

Ma a livello del suolo, dove viene generato dalla reazione tra i fumi del traffico e la luce solare, il gas attacca i tessuti polmonari, provocando dolore toracico, tosse e respiro corto.<\/p>\n

Riduce anche la resa dei raccolti, con perdite indotte dall\u2019ozono in media del 4,4-12,4% a livello globale per le colture alimentari di base, e perdite di grano e soia che raggiungono il 15-30% in alcune parti dell\u2019India e della Cina.<\/p>\n

Fonte quotidiana medica<\/a><\/p>\n

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Il cambiamento climatico sta provocando ondate di caldo pi\u00f9 intense e pi\u00f9 frequenti, che a loro volta generano un \u201cmiscuglio di streghe\u201d di sostanze inquinanti, minacciando la salute degli esseri umani e di tutti gli esseri viventi, ha avvertito mercoled\u00ec l\u2019ONU.<\/p>\n

Il fumo degli incendi che recentemente hanno soffocato le citt\u00e0 da Atene a New York potrebbe essere il segno pi\u00f9 visibile dell\u2019inquinamento atmosferico causato dalle ondate di caldo.<\/p>\n

Ma il caldo estremo pu\u00f2 anche indurre una serie di altri processi chimici pericolosi per la salute umana, ha affermato l\u2019Organizzazione meteorologica mondiale (OMM) nel suo bollettino annuale sulla qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria e sul clima.<\/p>\n

\u201cLe ondate di caldo peggiorano la qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria, con effetti a catena sulla salute umana, sugli ecosistemi, sull\u2019agricoltura e sulla nostra vita quotidiana\u201d, ha affermato in una nota il capo dell\u2019OMM Petteri Taalas.<\/p>\n

Un nuovo studio dell\u2019Energy Policy Institute dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Chicago ha suggerito che l\u2019inquinamento da particolato fine proveniente da fonti quali emissioni di veicoli e industriali, sabbia e incendi \u00e8 \u201cla pi\u00f9 grande minaccia esterna alla salute pubblica\u201d in tutto il mondo.<\/p>\n

\u201cIl cambiamento climatico e la qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria non possono essere trattati separatamente\u201d, ha sottolineato Taalas.<\/p>\n

\u201cVanno mano nella mano e devono essere affrontati insieme per spezzare questo circolo vizioso\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sebbene il rapporto di mercoled\u00ec fosse basato sui dati del 2022, Taalas ha avvertito che in termini di temperature \u201cci\u00f2 a cui stiamo assistendo nel 2023 \u00e8 ancora pi\u00f9 estremo\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mercoled\u00ec, il monitoraggio climatico Copernicus dell\u2019Unione Europea ha affermato che il 2023 sar\u00e0 probabilmente l\u2019anno pi\u00f9 caldo della storia umana, dopo che gli ultimi tre mesi sono stati i pi\u00f9 caldi mai registrati.<\/p>\n

Questa, a sua volta, \u00e8 una notizia potenzialmente negativa per la qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria.<\/p>\n

\u201cLa qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria e il clima sono interconnessi perch\u00e9 le specie chimiche che influenzano entrambi sono collegate\u201d, ha affermato l\u2019OMM.<\/p>\n

\u201cLe sostanze responsabili del cambiamento climatico e del degrado della qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria sono spesso emesse dalle stesse fonti, e\u2026 i cambiamenti in uno causano inevitabilmente cambiamenti nell\u2019altro.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ha sottolineato, ad esempio, come la combustione di combustibili fossili emetta anidride carbonica e ossido di azoto nell\u2019atmosfera.<\/p>\n

Questi non sono solo gas serra che intrappolano il calore, ma potenziali precursori di inquinanti come l\u2019ozono e gli aerosol di nitrati.<\/p>\n

I ricercatori nel frattempo concordano ampiamente sul fatto che il cambiamento climatico sta causando ondate di caldo pi\u00f9 intense e pi\u00f9 frequenti, e che questo a sua volta sta portando a un rischio crescente di incendi pi\u00f9 gravi, ha affermato la WMO.<\/p>\n

\u201cLe ondate di caldo e gli incendi sono strettamente collegati\u201d, ha affermato Lorenzo Labrador, ricercatore dell\u2019OMM presso la rete Global Atmosphere Watch che ha compilato il bollettino di mercoled\u00ec.<\/p>\n

\u201cIl fumo degli incendi contiene una miscela di sostanze chimiche che influenza non solo la qualit\u00e0 dell\u2019aria e la salute, ma danneggia anche le piante, gli ecosistemi e i raccolti \u2013 e porta a maggiori emissioni di carbonio e quindi pi\u00f9 gas serra nell\u2019atmosfera\u201d, ha affermato nella dichiarazione.<\/p>\n

Ha sottolineato per\u00f2 che \u201c\u00e8 ancora troppo presto per dire\u201d se il 2023 si riveler\u00e0 peggiore in termini di inquinamento atmosferico rispetto allo scorso anno.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnche se questa \u00e8 stata una stagione di incendi da record, in particolare in Europa e nel Canada occidentale, \u2026 le relazioni, le interazioni e i processi chimici che collegano il cambiamento climatico all\u2019inquinamento atmosferico non sono lineari\u201d, ha detto ai giornalisti a Ginevra.<\/p>\n

I dati del 2022 dettagliati nel rapporto mostrano come le ondate di caldo dello scorso anno abbiano innescato incendi negli Stati Uniti nordoccidentali, portando ad un\u2019aria malsana.<\/p>\n

L\u2019aumento delle temperature in Europa, accompagnato da quantit\u00e0 insolitamente elevate di polvere del deserto che raggiungono il continente, ha portato nel frattempo ad un aumento delle concentrazioni sia di particolato che di ozono a livello del suolo.<\/p>\n

L\u2019ozono stratosferico aiuta a proteggere gli esseri umani e la vegetazione dai dannosi raggi ultravioletti del sole.<\/p>\n

Ma a livello del suolo, dove viene generato dalla reazione tra i fumi del traffico e la luce solare, il gas attacca i tessuti polmonari, provocando dolore toracico, tosse e respiro corto.<\/p>\n

Riduce anche la resa dei raccolti, con perdite indotte dall\u2019ozono in media del 4,4-12,4% a livello globale per le colture alimentari di base, e perdite di grano e soia che raggiungono il 15-30% in alcune parti dell\u2019India e della Cina.<\/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":"\nClimate 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\" 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worsen air quality, 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 it is generated by a reaction between traffic fumes and sunlight, the gas attacks lung tissue, causing chest pain, coughing and shortness of breath.It also reduces crop yield, with ozone-induced losses averaging 4.4-12.4 percent globally for staple food crops, and wheat and soybean losses as high as 15-30 percent in parts of India and China.","og_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/cambiamento-climatico-peggioramento-ondate-di-caldo-qualita-dellaria-onu\/","og_site_name":"Urban Care Clinic","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/urbancarezanzibar","article_published_time":"2023-09-08T08:43:40+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/climate-change-worsening-heatwaves-air-quality-un.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Urban Care 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