The article by Prof Niheer Dasandi and colleagues looks at how people around the world are paying attention to the link between climate change and health by analyzing what they search for on Google. It found that more people are looking up this topic now than they were a few years ago, especially since 2020. Interestingly, people in lower-income countries—who are often more affected by climate change—are searching about it the most. The study also shows that when climate change is talked about in terms of health, it grabs more public interest than when it's linked to things like money or national security. This suggests that framing climate change as a health issue could be a powerful way to get more people engaged.
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