Climate Change

The Washington Post: Recovering from natural disasters is an arduous and often expensive process. Recent changes in the earth's climate have led to a greater propensity for natural disasters. As such, our outdated response systems should be fixed and equipped with the technology necessary to better…

Within the last two months, Tokyo, Japan reached an average high of 92 degree Fahrenheit with more than 20,000 people in Japan hospitalized due to the extreme heat. At this rate, climate change could severely affect the Tokyo Olympics starting in July 24, 2020. Despite the commitments made during…

With at least 49 people killed and 200 injured from widespread flooding and landslides, Japan has launched a major search and rescue operation in response to a deadly typhoon. More than 110,000 personnel are involved in the search. For more information, click here.

Yet another article has linked an outbreak of a mosquito-borne illness to climate change. There have been 31 confirmed cases, including 9 deaths, attributable to Eastern equine encephalitis, a deadly brain infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has dubbed this the worst…

Scientific data shows that human health is declining due to the poor air quality. An estimation of about 30,000 lives can be saved from reducing air pollution levels. There have been substantial cleaning efforts over the past two decades that have benefitted individuals health. click here.

Newly surfaced research conducted in the Netherlands, hidden for years by the Vietnamese government, suggests that the number of Vietnamese citizens living in low-lying areas that will be affected by rising sea levels is double the current estimate. They project that the Mekong Delta could be under…

Contrary to popular belief, a fan may not be the appliance to use in extreme heat. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe have put out similar statements warning that fans will not provide protection against heat related illness in…

Stacker: Scientists have been able to link natural disasters to various aspects such as temperature shifts or varying sea levels, but for the first time, scientists have discovered a direct link between natural disasters and climate change. Scientists are now utilizing "attribution research," an…

V. vulnificus, known as the ‘flesh-eating bacteria,’ has been spreading into territory previously thought inhabitable for these organisms. These bacteria need warmer water to survive and due to climate change, they are traveling farther north than ever before. There are two ways that people can…

World Meteorological Association- The impacts of many natural disasters have been more severe in recent years due to urbanization, climate changes, and a general increase in the world's population. As a result, an international conference will be held to discuss how to better notify residents of…

Georgia State University- As a result of stagnant water from early-season hurricanes, the presence of mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases places individuals in these areas at a greater risk of infection. Since these outbursts are attributed to the rapid and clustered movement of people during…

-- CNN Chunks of ice from Greenland are melting off, largely contributing to the sea level rise. The rate of ice loss, according to researchers, has increased six times in the past 46 years. Greenland’s ice sheet is the main contributing water source of water that is added to the ocean each year…

More days with higher temperatures throughout the decades have lead to increased levels of airborne pollen. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America found that the allergy season is growing each year as trees and plants are pollinating earlier and for a longer time. Besides warmer temperatures,…

-- NPR Within the span of 24 hours, the National Weather Service predicts weather near Denver, Colorado to go from 80 degrees to blizzard conditions. Called a “bomb cyclone,” this massive storm leading to vast drops in pressure would be the second in less than a month. Blizzard warnings have…