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Ahead of COP31, the latest Lancet Countdown report finds that the health impacts of climate change are accelerating, with heat-related deaths, drought and other climate-related risks increasing faster...
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Climate change is becoming a global health emergency, Lancet Countdown report suggests
The 2026 report, developed by an international team of researchers in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), highlights the growing impact of climate change on public health and calls for urgent action to protect communities. The report finds that annual…
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Why the WHO must declare climate change a public health emergency
Most recently, we worked, through research with communities in South Africa, to understand the ways people try to adapt to climate change. It is increasingly clear that communities know about the risks they face from climate change. They experience these…
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GEOG 4120 / 5100 Special Topics in Geography: Climate Change and Health
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How to protect employees from heat and other climate extremes
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How Miami’s Extreme Heat Affects Workers on Outdoor Job Sites
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Climate Change’s Impact on Mental Health Is Overlooked and Misunderstood — Here’s What Can Be Done
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How Healthcare Organizations Are Tackling Climate Change Now and in the Future
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International Assessment Finds Growing Global Health Toll from Ozone Air Pollution
For Immediate Release: October 26, 2026 International Assessment Finds Growing Global Health Toll from Ozone Air Pollution Newswise — WASHINGTON (October 26, 2026) — Premature deaths linked to long-term exposure to ground-level ozone nearly doubled worldwide between 2000 and 2020, reaching an estimated 480,000 deaths annually, according to a…
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Tropospheric Ozone Research and Crop Risk
The proposed funding level is modest compared with national agricultural losses described in the research record, but it could still matter if it improves exposure estimates and dose-response functions. Those functions connect a given ozone exposure to expected yield effects.
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