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New Article in the Journal of Environmental Health, “Staying Cool in a Changing Climate: Caring for Health in Extreme Heat”

Climate for Health

ecoAmerica’s column in the National Environmental Health Association’s Journal of Environmental Health, “Staying Cool in a Changing Climate: Caring for Health in Extreme Heat” by Nicole Hill, MPH, and Ben Fulgencio-Turner, MPP, CPH is now available in the July/August 2023 issue.

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Amid Wildfire Trauma, L.A. County Dispatches Mental Health Workers to Evacuees

KFF Health News

. “I could see people standing on the roof, watering it, trying to protect it from the fire, and they just looked so hopeless,” said Ramirez, a community outreach worker with the Pasadena Public Health Department. However, with each extreme weather event, the county has improved its support for evacuees, she said.

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Amid wildfire trauma, L.A. County dispatches mental health workers to evacuees

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I could see people standing on the roof, watering it, trying to protect it from the fire, and they just looked so hopeless, said Ramirez, a community outreach worker with the Pasadena Public Health Department. However, with each extreme weather event, the county has improved its support for evacuees, she said. 8 with nine colleagues.

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Climate crisis could double frequency of extreme regional summer droughts in Europe

Frontiers

The study shows the critical need for rapid climate crisis mitigation in Europe, such as the adaptation to summer droughts and storage of water in winter. . The ongoing climate crisis has already had drastic global impacts. Researching the future occurrence of droughts is crucial for adequate climate crisis mitigation.

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Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Frontiers

The Nobel Collection of free scientific articles for next generation of scientists goes live. Young people everywhere now have access to a free collection of scientific articles written by winners of science’s most coveted honor, the Nobel Prize. All the articles are free to read, download, and share.

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Three key habitat-building corals face worrying future due to climate crisis

Frontiers

The climate crisis will lead to changes in distribution and habitat loss of stony corals in the tropical Atlantic, shows a new study published by the open access publisher Frontiers. They are vital for the health and function of these reefs, which are among the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. ? Read original article ?

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Is declaring a climate emergency enough to stop the climate crisis? What we can learn from the Covid-19 pandemic

Frontiers

Now, he explains what lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic we can apply to our fight against the climate crisis. Accepting the declaration of a climate emergency by governments and institutions, the climate crisis is recognized as a dangerous and serious issue that needs fast(er) actions, as soon as possible. Dr Jordi Mazon.