Climate change is likely to kill how many people each year by 2030, according to a latest WHO assessment?

a. 250,400

b. 240,000

c. 250,000

d. None of the above

ANSWER: 250,000

Explanation:

Climate change will kill around 250,000 more people each year by 2030, latest assessment by the WHO shows.

Many of these deaths are caused by malaria, heat stress, malnutrition and diarrhoea disease.

India is expected to contribute significantly to the global death toll.

Heaviest burden of climate change will fall on elderly, children and women as well as the poor creating further health inequalities

UN agency has set up an agenda and proposed key actions for implementation during the recent Paris meet.

WHO estimates that climate change is causing tens of thousands of death every year

Deaths arise from epidemics like cholera and dengue as well as extreme weather events.