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11 Local Story Ideas From the 2025 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change

Summary:

"The report monitors 57 metrics, including heat-related deaths, bank lending, fossil fuels and media engagement. Of the 20 metrics that assess climate change and health actions, 12 moved in the wrong direction in the past year and six showed a reversal of previous progress. It’s important for journalists to pay attention to the report because it connects global warming to concrete, measurable harms already unfolding in communities across the world and the U.S."

Author:

Naseem S. Miller

Published By:

The Journalist’s Resource

Date:

November 18, 2025