report in The Post’s first installment of “The Human Limit,” a series exploring who is most at risk as climate-fueled disease threatens humanity.Pakistan has become the epicenter of this new global wave of disease and death, according to an analysis by The Post and, a nonprofit organization that develops publicly available climate data.
Meanwhile, more and more people are experiencing heatstroke, high fevers, vomiting, diarrhea and related ailments such as gastroenteritis each year, according toPakistani officials say they want to expand the nation’s network of hospitals in rural areas, move residents out of floodplains and bolster the clean water supply. But they say they need $13 billion in additional international support — on top of $16 billion already pledged — to prepare their country for future disasters.