Fifth National Climate Assessment shows what the Northwest can expect without climate action

The Daily

On Nov. 14, the Biden Administration released the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA) detailing how climate change is affecting the United States and how institutions and communities are responding. The report, mandated every four years, is written by researchers and federal agencies to condense the most recent climate data and break the effects down by 10 regions. 

2023 to be the hottest year ever recorded, scientists say

NPR

Climate scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have found there’s a more than 99% chance that 2023 will have the hottest recorded global average temperature, beating out 2016, the previous leader.

Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.

Do Fainter Lines on Home COVID Tests Mean You’re Getting Better?

Scientific American

The colors of lines on COVID tests can show whether you’re getting healthy or staying sick—if they’re interpreted the right way. It's important to remember that these assays were not developed to be quantitative, meaning they can’t officially tell you how much virus is in the sample.

Paul Drain, associate professor of global health and of epidemiology, is quoted.

From Gaza to Syria to Ukraine, attacks on health care are part of warfare

NPR

The year 2022 set a grim record — 1,989 attacks on health-care facilities and their personnel, the worst total number in the decade since the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition began its sobering count. This year is on track to be even more devastating for the toll on health care. In many of the world’s ongoing conflicts — such as Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and now between Israel and Hamas — health care has been a target.

Amy Hagopian, professor emeritus of global health at the UW, is quoted.

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