Geoscientists are using remote sensing to gather data on risks including increased exposure to air and soil pollution, excessive heat, wildfire, and flooding.
public health
Posted inResearch Spotlights
How Wildfires and Weather Affect Portugal’s Public Health
Researchers dug into data to examine the effects of wildfires, pollutants, and meteorological factors on mortality and cardiovascular health in the Iberian country.
Posted inEditors' Highlights
Connecting the Dots Between Geohealth Research and Health Policy
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.
Posted inNews
Grand Canyon Heat May Become More Dangerous
Climate change may double the risk of heat-related illness at Grand Canyon National Park by the end of the century.
Posted inResearch Spotlights
When It’s Too Hot for Fans
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.
Posted inNews
Some Chemicals Lingered for Weeks After Ohio Train Derailment
Researchers drove around a van outfitted with a sensitive mass spectrometer to measure airborne chemicals weeks after the disaster.
Posted inNews
Air Pollution Increases COVID-19 Risks
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.
Posted inFeatures
Collins Gameli Hodoli: Air Quality Is Data Driven
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
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.
Posted inEditors' Highlights
Mapping Intersections of Pesticides, Protected Areas, and People
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.