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Climate change can worsen health in underserved communities

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Climate change and related weather disasters are ongoing threats to health equity in underprivileged communities, according to Robert Bullard, Ph.D., He was the featured speaker in the fourth installment of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Climate Change and Health Seminar Series, held Feb.

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Climate change as a threat multiplier to environmental reproductive justice

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Climate change as a threat multiplier to environmental reproductive justice.” ” Seminars in Perinatology, 151843. Gad, L., & Zota, A. link] Abstract Legacies of racial capitalism and colonialism drive present day racial disparities in perinatal health outcomes.

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Natural disasters resulting from climate change: The impact of hurricanes and flooding on perinatal outcomes

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Natural disasters resulting from climate change: The impact of hurricanes and flooding on perinatal outcomes.” ” Seminars in Perinatology, 151840. link] Abstract: Although the earth’s climate has been continuously changing over billions of years, human influence has accelerated that rate of change.

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Climate change and health research drives new NIH-wide seminar series

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Experts focused on climate adaptation, health equity, and big data during Aug. Read the full story in Environmental Factor. 16 event hosted by NIEHS. Read more →

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Seminar explores how AI can help in the water sector

Envirotec Magazine

million SSS project, which is developing an AI-powered system to improve the long-term operational resilience of water systems in the face of climate change and rapid population growth. Long-term resilience George Schley spoke in detail about the £7.5 billion by 2027.

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Seminars to help construction industry protect wild habitats in urban areas

Envirotec Magazine

Climate change is having a significant impact on biodiversity, with the IPCC’s recent landmark report highlighting the critical levels of concern across the world. A new series of webinars and podcasts will discuss the ways in which the construction industry can better protect the UK’s biodiversity and wild habitats.

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Will more countries ban fossil fuel ads?

Corporate Knights

Climate change is a public health crisis,” declared Joe Vipond, president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), which sent the letter. Why have Canadian physicians become climate hawks? It also says gas appliances cause indoor air pollution and pose a serious health risk.