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According to a new report, climate change is to blame for a worsening global health crisis.

The Lancet magazine publishes an annual review that compiles findings from numerous international institutes, including the World Health Organization.

The report finds that heat-related deaths globally have increased by two thirds over the last two decades.

According to the authors, a swift transition to sustainable energy could prevent millions of deaths. Over-reliance on fossil fuels is worsening the health of millions, causing additional challenges in some countries such as food insecurity.

Jodi Sherman, is a physician and associate professor at the Yale Centre on Climate Change and Health. She is one of the experts that contributed to the report, who focuses on fossil fuel related diseases.

Speaking about negative impacts brought on by climate change, she told Newsday that "no nation is immune from these effects that are already happening, and are only going to get worse in the coming years, unless we do something about it".

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