Climate change is making people sick and leading to premature death, according to a pair of influential reports on the connections between global warming and health. Scientists from the World Meteorological Organization released a preliminary report on the global climate which shows that the last decade was the warmest on record and that millions of people were affected by wildfires, floods and extreme heat this year on top of the global pandemic. Separately, a sprawling analysis published Wednesday by the medical research journal The Lancet focuses on public health data from 2019, and finds that heat waves, air pollution and extreme weather increasingly damage human health. It is the most comprehensive annual report yet on the nexus of climate and health, and is routinely cited by climate policymakers. The authors include dozens of physicians and public health experts from around the world. Both reports make an explicit connection between death, disease and burning fossil fuels. "Many carbon-intensive practices and policies lead to poor air quality, poor food quality, and poor housing quality, which disproportionately harm the health of disadvantaged populations," the authors of The Lancet analysis write. â€""â€We Don’t Have to Live This Way’: Doctors Call for Climate Action," Rebecca Hersher, 2020 How is this article an example of the media acting as gatekeepers? The article presents evidence that wildfires can cause heath problems. The article defines climate change and provides examples of its effects. The author chooses which two scientific reports on climate change to include. The author presents evidence for and against climate change.