Increasingly intensive and frequent wildfires in the western U.S. are deteriorating air quality and causing more premature deaths, a new study found.
Dr. Jeremy Hess, professor of global health, of emergency medicine and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
The health toll of climate change will come under the spotlight at this year’s international climate negotiations in Dubai, known as COP28, where for the first time the meeting will feature prominent conversations about exactly how a warming planet hurts people.
Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
Concertgoers waited for hours in temperatures that reached a heat index of 138 degrees to see Taylor Swift’s first show of the year in Brazil. Many of them were anticipating the concert experience of their dreams: Swift’s Eras Tour had finally come to their country after crashing ticket servers in the U.S. and inspiring its own movie. They didn’t expect to leave feeling like they survived a nightmare.
Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
As temperatures drop in the Big Apple, a new heat wave has begun — in the subways. As usual during cold weather, overzealous heating in subway stations and train cars saw temperatures rise and riders bundled up in winter clothes sweating their Uggs off.
Dr. Jeremy Hess, professor of global health, of emergency medicine and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
Over 1 billion people worldwide are obese, according to the World Health Organization. If current trends continue, half the world could be obese or overweight by 2035. The WHO refers to it as an epidemic. Recent data shows that over 40% of Americans are living with obesity.
Rachel Nugent, clinical associate professor of global health, is interviewed.
While environmentalists are preparing for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai later this month, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is also meeting to discuss its next assessments of the state of global warming.
Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
The report finds that societal factors, including historic racism, have shaped the climate reality for many communities of color.
Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
Amid a dramatic rise in sexually transmitted infections, a common antibiotic is poised to become a "morning-after" pill for preventing infection, with the CDC preliminarily recommending its use among some groups.
Dr. Connie Celum, professor of global health and of medicine at the UW, is quoted.
The last 12 months were the hottest Earth has ever recorded, according to a new report by Climate Central, a nonprofit science research group.
Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
A report finds only 23% of countries use climate data to inform their public health strategies.
Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.