Five ways that climate change threatens human health

Everyone working in health needs to prepare for and be equipped to respond to the health consequences of the climate crisis.

Jessica Boxall, Public Health & Nutrition Research Fellow, University of Southampton • conversation
Nov. 15, 2024 ~9 min

3 innovative ways to help countries hit by climate disasters, beyond a loss and damage fund

Getting aid to countries before the storm or drought hits is one response increasingly being used to limit the damage.

Erin Coughlan de Perez, Professor of Climate Risk Management, Tufts University • conversation
Nov. 14, 2024 ~8 min


Disaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way

In interviews with residents and builders after disasters from Hawaii to Colorado to Puerto Rico, an engineer and policy specialist found people often overestimating the cost of building back better.

Abbie B. Liel, Professional of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Nov. 8, 2024 ~9 min

Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate

Clouds affect Earth’s weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles could alter these processes.

Heidi Busse, PhD Student in Chemistry, Penn State • conversation
Nov. 7, 2024 ~7 min

Higher temps may boost your stroke risk

Exposure to high ambient temperatures may significantly increase the risk of stroke among people aged 18 to 64 years, especially women.

Yale • futurity
Nov. 4, 2024 ~5 min

Time to freak out? How the existential terror of hurricanes can fuel climate change denial

Terror management theory explores the lengths our minds will go to to deny existential threats. Psychologists explain what that can mean for climate denial.

Joshua Hart, Professor of Psychology, Union College • conversation
Oct. 30, 2024 ~8 min

When are heat waves climate change’s fault?

When is a heat wave just a heat wave, and when is it climate change? New research digs into a 2023 heat wave as a test case.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Oct. 29, 2024 ~4 min

Beyond bottled water and sandwiches: What FEMA is doing to get hurricane victims back into their homes

FEMA’s recovery work after Helene and Milton has been hampered by misinformation. Here’s what the agency actually does to help people displaced by disasters.

Walter Gillis Peacock, Professor of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
Oct. 29, 2024 ~10 min


Older adults keep their cool in hot weather

A study found that older adults became more uncomfortable in high heat sooner, but it didn't affect their moods as much as younger folks.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
Oct. 22, 2024 ~5 min

Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes

The islands’ vulnerability has roots deep in the exploitative systems forced on them by colonialism, from slave-based land policies to ill-suited development that put lives in harm’s way.

Farah Nibbs, Assistant Professor of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
Oct. 22, 2024 ~11 min

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