At risk: 10 ways the changing climate is creating a health emergency

Displaced families are rescued by boat after floods in Mozambique, March 2019. This year, Cyclone Freddy displaced millions of people in five African countries. Photograph: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP

The lives of billions of people are being threatened by the climate crisis, experts from around the world warned in the annual Lancet Countdown report this week. No one will escape the consequences of climate change, but people living in poorer countries are particularly vulnerable. Here are 10 ways the climate crisis is affecting global health:

1. Floods and disease