Impacts of Climate-Related Extreme Events on Human Health

Anthropogenic climate change is causing a progressive increase in temperature, which is associated with serious consequences for human health. One of these impacts is an increased occurrence and intensity of extreme weather events. To illustrate this in more detail, the topic of this chapter has been limited to one extreme weather event, describing the health impacts of hurricanes at the physical, psychological, social levels and their impact with each other, as well as addressing vulnerable groups. Subsequently, challenges and proposed solutions are derived from the results to show which deficits there were in the protection and care of human health during and after hurricanes among those affected and how human health could be better protected in the event of further occurrences of this extreme weather event. Finally, a conclusion is provided.