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Climate Change Fuels Lightning Strikes in Kashmir
Lightning strikes were responsible for approximately 7% of fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir from 2020 to 2022
Out Cold: The Most Common Wintertime Injuries in a Warming World
Shifting weather and rising heating costs create wintertime threats, namely among the elderly and other at-risk groups
COP29: The Health Expenses of Climate Change
Does a failure to focus on health economic losses stand opposed to stronger action at the UN summit and beyond?
Polluted Rivers Create a Public Health Crisis in Nepal
Unchecked urbanization has led to a surge of waterborne diseases among Nepal's poorest communities
U.S. Voters Disenfranchised by Climate Change
Electoral planning needs to envision increasingly severe extremes that disrupt the casting and counting of ballots
National Security Debate on Global Health Enters a New Phase
Controversies about national security and global health are changing in a post-pandemic, geopolitical, and warming world
Climate and Health: Global Problems, Local Solutions
For effective approaches to combat climate change, world leaders should look to cities like New York
Extreme Heat Taxes Africa's Women and Reproduction
Many women in Africa have little or no protection against extreme heat events in their day-to-day lives
"On the Move": How Climate Migration Will Remake America
In a must-read, ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten uses the 2018 Camp Fire to show how extreme weather disrupts modern life
Nurses Champion Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
With expertise in patient care, nurses are well positioned to combat antimicrobial resistance if given the correct tools
A Mayan Farming Technique to Fight Guatemala's Food Insecurity
The K'uxu'rum system improves crop yields and enables farmers to adapt to climate extremes
Brazil's Deadly Floods Expose Shortfalls in Disaster Preparedness
A failure to create and implement policies for climate-related disasters left Brazil unprepared
How a New HIV Medicine Reduced Carbon Emissions
The HIV medication dolutegravir is lowering the health sector's carbon footprint across several countries
In Climate Fight, Focus on Women and Girls
Zimbabwe's Lunia Centre is tackling climate change's spillover effects on women and girls