Climate and Health
Climate change poses a significant threat to human health. Extreme heat, stronger storms, new pathogens, food and water insecurity, and many other stressors pose dangers to human well-being. In addition, these health risks are not evenly distributed: They will affect society’s most vulnerable people most. What can be done to keep all people healthy on a warmer planet?
November 03, 2021
A Climate Equity Agenda Informed by Community Brilliance
With every heat wave and flood, the failure to translate climate science into insight and action puts the health and well-being of people in vulnerable communities at risk. Intentional partnerships between residents, scientists, government, industry, and philanthropy can fix this disconnect.
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March 10, 2025
Foiling the Growing Threat of Fungal Pathogens
Climate change, changing migration patterns, and our agriculture system have created a perfect environment for fungal pathogens to thrive.
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June 10, 2024
Channels for Arctic Diplomacy
Illustration by Shonagh Rae During the summer of 2016, in Russia’s arctic Yamal Peninsula, a heat wave resurfaced anthrax bacteria long buried in the permafrost. The bacteria then killed thousands of reindeer… Read More
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January 12, 2022
Behind the Bougainvillea Curtain: Wildfires and Inequality
More equitable approaches to preparation and relief efforts for wildfires and other disasters must include undocumented Latino and Indigenous migrants.
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August 21, 2017
Rethinking the Social Cost of Carbon Dioxide
The standard benefit-cost methodology that is used to calculate marginal costs of environmental regulations should not be used for long-lasting greenhouse gases.