Dengue fever, a potentially fatal virus spread by mosquitoes, is sweeping across the Americas, breaking records with a skyrocketing rate of infections.
The Washington Post analyzed the risks of a prolonged, citywide blackout coinciding with a more severe heat wave. Experts warn this type of catastrophe — a combined power outage with a heat wave — is a scenario that cities and states are unprepared for.
Florida illustrates how the politicization of climate change has thwarted efforts to tackle the problem. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
As heat waves become more frequent and intense, researchers and activists say the lack of precise data is leading to needless fatalities. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
Over 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, a new report published Monday in Nature Medicine estimates. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at UW, is quoted.
As summer grows hotter every year and this summer's heat waves linger, doctors and medical experts warn Americans to keep an eye out for the dangers to the human body of extreme heat and scorching sunrays that can trigger heat exhaustion and heatstroke, cause severe sunburns, and lead to skin cancer down the line. Kristie Ebi, professor of global healh and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
Global temperatures dropped a minuscule amount after two days of record highs, making Tuesday only the world’s second-hottest day ever measured. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
After days of forecasters warning of dangerous heat, Massachusetts will be identifying and evaluating if anyone died due to the heat. Previously Massachusetts was among states that did not track heat-related deaths where exposure to extreme heat was a secondary factor. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences, is quoted.
Under the scorching summer sun, pavement can reach temperatures hot enough to cause second-degree burns. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
Professor Kristie Ebi of DGH and DEOHS is quoted in NPR on the importance of tracking heath related deaths.