Locally transmitted malaria in the US could be a harbinger of rising disease risk in a warming climate – 5 questions answered
After recent cases in Florida and Texas, authorities are advising the public to drain standing water sources to keep mosquitoes from multiplying.
Rajiv Chowdhury, Professor of Global Health, Florida International University •
conversation
June 30, 2023 • ~8 min
June 30, 2023 • ~8 min
Keeping 8 billion people healthy in a hotter, more crowded world -- 4 ways population and climate change put public health at risk
The human population has doubled in 48 years, and worsening climate change has left the world facing serious health risks, from infectious diseases to hunger and heat stress.
Maureen Lichtveld, Dean of the School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh •
conversation
Nov. 10, 2022 • ~9 min
Nov. 10, 2022 • ~9 min
8 billion people: Four ways climate change and population growth combine to threaten public health, with global consequences
The human population has doubled in 48 years, and worsening climate change has left the world facing serious health risks, from infectious diseases to hunger and heat stress.
Maureen Lichtveld, Dean of the School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh •
conversation
Nov. 10, 2022 • ~9 min
Nov. 10, 2022 • ~9 min
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