Researchers synthesize climate and health data to statistically quantify the relationship between diet diversity and climate variables.
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Dangerous Heat, Unequal Consequences
How two neighborhoods in Arizona and Florida became hot spots for sickening heat.
Assessing Social Equity in Disasters
Natural hazard impacts and resources allocated for risk reduction and disaster recovery are often inequitably distributed. New research is developing and applying methods to measure these inequities.
Ocho lecciones del COVID-19 para guiar nuestra respuesta climática
La respuesta global de la pandemia en curso puede enseñarnos cómo deberíamos y no deberíamos responder la crisis climática. Y lo más importante aún, demuestra que podemos hacer algo.
Suicide Rates May Rise After Natural Disasters
Rates of suicide increased most dramatically in the second year after a disaster, after many postdisaster mental health assistance programs expire.
Cómo convertir nuestras ciudades en Treetopias
Estamos y seguiremos plantando más árboles callejeros, arboledas urbanas y cúmulos informales de árboles en nuestros parques y espacios verdes. La Treetopia ha comenzado.
Wildfires May Exacerbate Asthma in the Western United States
A new study predicts that by the 2050s, wildfire smoke will cause the region to spend $850 million more every year to treat asthma.
Long-Term Drought Harms Mental Health in Rural Communities
In rural and remote communities in Australia, psychological distress worsened during the first few years of a prolonged drought. Other signs of poor mental health persisted beyond that time.
Saving Lives by Predicting Dust Storms
In the southwestern United States, dust storms form suddenly, quickly reducing visibility to zero. A new warning system may allow motorists to avoid these deadly hazards.
Certain Rock Formations Can Lead to In-Home Radon Risks
Researchers in Kentucky have merged results from home test kits with the state’s geologic map to produce a map of indoor radon potential based on the geology underlying homes in the state.