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As the world heats up, will climate action, too?
Twitter LinkedIn Fahrenheit for the first time in recorded history. It was enough to melt the runway at a British air force base. Twitter LinkedIn
3 Climate Factors Predict Upcoming Mosquito Activity
Twitter LinkedIn Increases in three climate factors—temperature, rainfall, and ocean warming—can predict mosquito population growth in Sri Lanka for the next one to six months, according to a new study. Twitter LinkedIn
Climate, malaria highlighted as Commonwealth leaders meet
Twitter LinkedIn Leaders of Commonwealth nations met in Rwanda’s capital Friday to tackle climate change, tropical diseases and other challenges deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Twitter LinkedIn
New data reveals climate change might be more rapid than predicted
Twitter LinkedIn A new study, published today in Nature Climate Change, will certainly make the IPCC—and other environmental bodies—take notice. Twitter LinkedIn
Climate change threatens the health of billions of people
Twitter LinkedIn According to a new report released by the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), climate change is threatening the health of billions of people worldwide through a range of both direct and indirect pathways, including heat-related mortality and morbidity, extreme weather…
In Conversation: Why climate change matters for human health
Twitter LinkedIn The consensus among scientists is that we are in an era of global heating and extreme weather events, primarily due to the devastating effects of human action on the environment. Why are researchers concerned, and what are the…
Climate Change, Malaria, & Data: Getting Ahead of the Spread
Twitter LinkedIn Each month, Abt experts from two disciplines explore ideas for tackling these challenges in our monthly podcast, The Intersect. Twitter LinkedIn
Dimming the Sun Could Be Climate Science’s Trolley Problem
Twitter LinkedIn A popular idea to soften the blow of global warming might also make the world’s malaria problem even worse. Twitter LinkedIn
Trapped by Rising Water
Twitter LinkedIn Record floods linked to climate change have left the people of South Sudan in crisis. Twitter LinkedIn
Climate change report puts world on 'fast track' to disaster: U.N.
Twitter LinkedIn n response to a new report on climate change from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said Monday that its findings are proof that the world is on the "fast track" to a…
New IPCC Report Looks at Neglected Element of Climate Action: People
Twitter LinkedIn For the first time, the report includes a chapter devoted to the social aspects of climate mitigation Twitter LinkedIn
Institute for Malaria and Climate Research Launched
Twitter LinkedIn Malaria No More, in partnership with the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi (CPC) and the Reaching the Last Mile program announced the launch of a new global institute with the mission to combat malaria in the face…