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Category: Health

How climate change and fossil fuels affect human health and welfare.

A photo of the city of Pittsburg from a hill.
Posted inHealth

After a Pittsburgh coal processing plant closed, ER visits plummeted

by Katie Myers, Grist August 31, 2023August 30, 2023

Shutting down carbon-spewing facilities can benefit human health as much as planetary health.

an image of a person's hand holding a medication bottle
Posted inEye on the Storm

Could common medicines make heatwaves more dangerous?

CC avatar by YCC Team August 25, 2023August 25, 2023
A photo of three nurses making heart shapes with their hands.
Posted inAudio

Community and free clinics can help vulnerable patients prepare for extreme weather

CC avatar by YCC Team August 22, 2023August 17, 2023
Posted inAudio

Mosquito season has gotten a month longer in some places

CC avatar by YCC Team August 14, 2023August 14, 2023
photo of a man carrying a woman with white hair across a flooded street
Posted inEye on the Storm

What new data reveal about how hurricanes kill

Michael Lowry by Michael Lowry August 9, 2023August 9, 2023
Workers and members of the organization WeCount! holding a sign that says Qué Calor and below that it says Agua, Sombra, Descanso, which in English means water, shade and breaks.
Posted inHealth

The fight to protect Miami’s outdoor workers against the deadly heat

by Johani Ponce July 25, 2023July 25, 2023
photo of a thin woman standing in front of a makeshift tent
Posted inHealth

For unhoused people in America’s hottest large city, heat waves are a merciless killer

Avatar photo by Osha Davidson July 24, 2023July 24, 2023
A photo of a dust storm.
Posted inAudio

Flu-like valley fever is on the rise. There’s a climate connection.

CC avatar by YCC Team July 13, 2023July 10, 2023
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Posted inHealth

Extreme heat will cost the U.S. $1 billion in health care costs — this summer alone

by Zoya Teirstein, Grist July 10, 2023July 7, 2023
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Posted inAudio

Dust storms are on the rise in the Southwest. That could harm health.

CC avatar by YCC Team July 5, 2023June 22, 2023
A man walks through a flooded road.
Posted inOceans

Rising sea levels will isolate people long before they’re underwater

by Brian Owens July 3, 2023June 26, 2023
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Posted inHealth

How climate change harms children’s health

Neha Pathak by Neha Pathak June 29, 2023July 6, 2023

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