Special Report: A new era of climate-linked disease threatens humanity. The Post went to ground zero for a glimpse of the future.

Climate-fueled disease — tied to heat, pathogens and toxins — is an emerging, lethal risk that countries are ill-prepared to confront. The Washington Post visited Pakistan, the epicenter of this new era, and worked with data experts to create projections of how often people in nearly 15,500 cities would face threatening heat. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for alerts Post investigations, major projects and important reads   Special Report Sept. 5, 10:31 a.m. EDT A new era of climate-linked disease threatens humanity. The Post went to ground zero for a glimpse of the future. Climate-fueled disease — tied to heat, pathogens and toxins — is an emerging, lethal risk that countries are ill-prepared to confront. The Washington Post visited Pakistan, the epicenter of this new era, and worked with data experts to create projections of how often people in nearly 15,500 cities would face threatening heat. Read more   Advertisement

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