Marcalee Alexander News Today

Since many skin diseases are climate sensitive, natural disasters like floods, hurricanes, and severe heat waves can exacerbate minor problems many people deal with.

The skin is a large, complex organ, and it serves as the body's primary interface with the environment, playing key roles in sensory, thermoregulatory, barrier, and immunological functioning.

A new study has found that wildfires, and extreme heat events increase in frequency and severity which results in skin diseases.