Tag: Health
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Hot new dataset focuses on human health
Heat stress is a leading cause of weather-related deaths and can be especially dangerous in cities where phenomena like urban heat islands drive temperatures higher than surrounding rural areas. Now a new dataset developed by the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) aims to provide city governments and health officials with information that could minimize heat impacts on residents.
- Weather
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Smoke from wildland-urban interface fires more deadly than remote wildfires
Research quantifies the health risks of wildland-urban interface fires, showing fire emissions in populated areas are three times more likely to lead to annual premature deaths than emissions from wildfires in general.
- Air Quality
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Heat waves increase risk of preterm, early-term birth
As heat waves become more frequent and intense, mothers are facing increased risk of preterm and early-term labor.
- Climate
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Research confirms non-white urban residents face more heat stress
An advanced computer modeling technique reveals that non-white and lower-income residents of U.S. cities face greater heat stress.
- Climate,
- Weather
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Smoke from nuclear war would devastate ozone layer, alter climate
The massive columns of smoke generated by a nuclear war would alter the world’s climate for years and devastate the ozone layer, endangering both human health and food supplies, new research shows.
- Climate