Our bodies are becoming unwitting sentinels of planetary change.
The climate emergency lurking behind your seasonal allergies isn’t waiting for some distant future—it’s already moved in. While we’ve been debating carbon taxes and electric vehicles, our bodies have been adapting to a rapidly changing environment.
The connections between planetary health and human wellbeing run deeper than most medical textbooks acknowledge, creating a silent health emergency that’s touching everything from our lungs to our mental health. What makes this crisis insidious is how it hides in plain sight, masquerading as familiar ailments with unfamiliar intensity.