The health impacts and risks of climate change accelerated in the decade since the Paris Agreement entered into force (2016–2025) indicating climate action failed to keep pace, the 10th indicator report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change has found.
(November 2, 2026) -- In a study conducted by the World Bank and Georgetown University lead author Syed Shabab Wahid, DrPH, scientists are investigating how climate change-induced heat exposure is an emerging public health concern with potential mental health consequences. The finding, published…
The significant health risks of fossil gas in our homes is the subject of a new report from Doctors for the Environment Australia. Doctors for the Environment Australia’s new report Gas and its overlooked health risks discusses these health impacts…
A Rutgers-led analysis of health insurance records found that exposure to fine particles from wildfire smoke during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of autism diagnosis in children, with the strongest associations during the second and third trimesters. The…
New research led by the University of Michigan contains valuable insights for public health officials and communities in Nigeria as they navigate pregnancies through increasing heat and humidity. This study, which was supported by the NASA Land-Cover and Land Use…
Vog poses a health hazard by aggravating preexisting respiratory ailments. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas can irritate skin and the tissues and mucous membranes of the eyes, nose, and throat, and can penetrate airways, producing respiratory distress in some individuals. Aerosol particles…
When regional wildfire events affect air quality, Santa Clara University staff monitors active wildfires, and the resulting smoke pollution to our campus communities via AirNow for the city of Santa Clara and Berkeley. Wildfire Resources for Web and Mobile Platforms…
In Australia, the days are growing longer and summer is fast approaching. But a very strong El Niño - a natural weather phenomenon that drives variations in temperature and winds across the Pacific - could make this summer a sweltering one. Professor…
The new report recommends that countries monitor preterm births, stillbirths, low birthweight, pregnancy hypertension, child deaths and health-facility visits during extreme heat. Monitoring school attendance can also help reveal how heat is disrupting children's lives. Routine health data and heat-exposure…
Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. Co-exposure to heatwaves and air pollution from landscape fires has been increasing globally over the…
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