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Climate change is a health emergency declared by Australian Medical Association

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Australia's top medical body declared that climate change is a health emergency. This declaration is supported by AMA, America College of Physicians, British Medical Association in 2019. WHO initially supported this fact in 2015. Tony Bartone, President of AMA also supported. Climate changes increase the spread of harmful diseases, declines agricultural output leading to mentally ill health and high mortality rate.