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Thick, yellow-tinted smoke rises from a fire burning trees on a hillside beyond a couple of structures and a fire truck.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Wildfires and Weather Affect Portugal’s Public Health

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 12 October 202312 October 2023

Researchers dug into data to examine the effects of wildfires, pollutants, and meteorological factors on mortality and cardiovascular health in the Iberian country.

Geohealth research flowchart.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Connecting the Dots Between Geohealth Research and Health Policy

by Gabriel Filippelli 27 September 202326 September 2023

Geohealth research is typically focused on environment-health impacts, but including physical and social mechanisms, and health and non-health trade-offs, can result in better policy benefits.

A person stands atop a cliff overlooking a red-walled canyon.
Posted inNews

Grand Canyon Heat May Become More Dangerous

by Caroline Hasler 15 September 202315 September 2023

Climate change may double the risk of heat-related illness at Grand Canyon National Park by the end of the century.

The bright Sun sits just over the horizon under a clear sky, silhouetting two tall cacti in the foreground.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

When It’s Too Hot for Fans

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 28 August 202328 August 2023

Electric fans keep vulnerable people cool in a warming world. But new research shows there are increasing numbers of hours when—and places where—using fans may be dangerous.

A black plume of smoke behind two single-family homes
Posted inNews

Some Chemicals Lingered for Weeks After Ohio Train Derailment

by Elise Cutts 23 August 202323 August 2023

Researchers drove around a van outfitted with a sensitive mass spectrometer to measure airborne chemicals weeks after the disaster.

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Posted inNews

Air Pollution Increases COVID-19 Risks

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 2 August 20232 August 2023

A crop of new studies shows that exposure to air pollution adds days to hospital stays and increases the likelihood of death from COVID-19.

A person is pictured from below as he climbs a latticed metal post to install an air quality sensor on the underside of an overhang that shades performers on an outdoor stage.
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Collins Gameli Hodoli: Air Quality Is Data Driven

by Saima May Sidik 25 July 202315 November 2023

The environmental scientist is making pollution levels public to draw nonscientists into the fight for clean air.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

Mapeo de la convergencia entre pobladores, pesticidas y áreas protegidas

by Gabriel Filippelli 17 July 202318 July 2023

La exposición a pesticidas puede afectar la salud humana y de los ecosistemas. Una investigación reciente aplica modelos cartográficos en Ecuador, los cuales pueden ser exportados a otras escalas para limitar estos impactos adversos en otras regiones.

Map from the paper.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Mapping Intersections of Pesticides, Protected Areas, and People

by Gabriel Filippelli 17 July 202318 July 2023

Pesticide exposures can impact human and ecosystem health, and new research uses a modeling approach applied to Ecuador that can be scaled and exported to limit negative impacts in other regions.

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Summer Heat Waves Could Cause Blackouts Across the Country

by Nathaniel Scharping 14 June 202314 June 2023

Higher than normal temps could strain grids that are not used to unprecedented heat waves.

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