How heat waves affect older people
To help reporters covering how heat waves affect the elderly, Journalist’s Resource has collected recent research on the subject.
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Covering climate change: What reporters get wrong and how to get it right
Elizabeth Arnold explains how public apathy about climate change is partly journalists’ fault and offers tips to improve their coverage.
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Bike sharing: Research on health effects, helmet use and equitable access
Research examining the health effects of bike sharing, distribution of access to these services, use of helmets and more.
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New York can expect bigger floods, much more often
Imagine a storm like Hurricane Sandy hitting New York every five years. Under new climate models outlined in a prestigious scientific journal, the storms are likely to get much worse and hit much more often.
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Nuclear may be critical for meeting Paris climate goals
Environmental campaigners are split on the role nuclear power can play in cleaning up the planet. New research suggests that closing nuclear plants increases carbon emissions.
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Wildfire smoke: Some older people more vulnerable
Among older people, women and Black people are more likely to be admitted to the hospital from exposure to wildfire smoke than men and people of other races.
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Climate change costing billions in extra road repairs
American road engineers are using temperature models that do not consider the warming climate, costing the country billions in early repairs, a new study finds.
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Lyme disease and climate change: Research roundup
Lyme disease is spreading as the warming climate helps bloodthirsty ticks thrive.
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Wildfires, health and climate change: Research and resources
Climate change is causing wildfires to consume ever-larger swaths of forest, scientists say, breaking records and blanketing many states in dangerous smoke.
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Climate change could uproot millions who live far from the sea
Two recent papers project how inland communities will be negatively affected by climate change and predict destabilizing migrations.
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