Doctors' Orders

The editors of over 230 medical journals said in a statement on Monday that climate change is a health issue and that its effects could become "catastrophic" if world leaders don't do more to address it. The health impacts of climate change include wildfire smoke -- which has been linked to an increase in positive COVID-19 cases -- and pollutants from oil refineries and chemical plants, which have been shown to cause respiratory, neurological, and cardiac problems.

The statement comes as the COP26 conference in Glasgow quickly approaches, where delegates from over 200 countries will gather for climate discussions.

About Alexandra Bowman

Alexandra Bowman is World War Zero's cartoonist in residence. She is a political cartoonist and satirist, creating work with The Lincoln Project and environmental newsletter Our Daily Planet. Bowman's illustrations have been published by BBC News, BBC Books, Puffin Books, the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service, the National Wildlife Federation, and Penguin Random House UK. As a rising senior at Georgetown University, she is double majoring in English and Art and will be graduating early with a Master's in English in May 2023. Bowman also founded The Hilltop Show, a political comedy webseries run by over 50 undergraduate and graduate student members from around the world, and serves as its host and Lead Satirical Writer.