Choosing the ideal location for air-conditioned cooling centers in cities facing dangerously high temperatures takes good population data and community engagement.
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Como os Incêndios e o Clima Afetam a Saúde Pública de Portugal
Os investigadores analisaram os dados para examinar os efeitos dos incêndios florestais, dos poluentes e dos fatores meteorológicos na mortalidade e na saúde cardiovascular no país ibérico.
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A Fuller Great Salt Lake Would Likely Narrow an Environmental Health Gap
Pacific Islander and Hispanic residents of Salt Lake City would benefit most from higher lake levels and reduced dust pollution.
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Volunteers Track Parisian Pollution with the Help of Tree Bark
Participants in the Ecorc’Air project are using magnetic particles deposited on tree bark to reveal local traffic pollution patterns.
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Das Oktoberfest—viel Bierzeltdunst und Methan
Unvollständige Verbrennung und biogene Emissionen—Atemausstoß und Flatulenz—machen das Oktoberfest zu einer starken, wenn auch zeitlich begrenzten Quelle des potenten Treibhausgases.
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The Role of Community Conversation in Improving Air Quality
Collaboration between academic researchers and environmental justice organizations is key to mitigating emissions.
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La transmisión de la malaria en África varía con el clima y la hidrología
Los datos sobre las precipitaciones por sí solos no pueden predecir dónde puede aparecer la malaria. Si se tienen en cuenta los procesos hidrológicos, los investigadores pueden hacerse una imagen más precisa de la transmisión.
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Thanh Huong “Helen” Nguyen: Chasing Down Pathogens
An environmental engineer addresses some of public health’s biggest problems.
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Mosquitoes Without Borders
Using regional systems based on ecology, not geopolitical boundaries, can give scientists a better picture of the potential spread of West Nile virus.
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Water Scarcity Likely to Increase in the Coming Decades
Hydrological modeling suggests that by 2100 more than 65% of the world’s population might, at least sporadically, lack access to clean water.