BY F. KHAN The boy is caught mid-jump, his toothy smile and extended limbs in kinetic motion, a striking contrast to the still waters corralled by the Norris Reservoir1 in Rocky Top, TN. Its construction began in 1933, making it the first dam to be built by the landmark Tennessee Valley Authority legislation, an agency … Continue reading The Price Isn’t Right: The Cost of Colonialism and Climate Change in Pakistan
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Climate Change, Warfare, and Food Insecurity: When Agricultural Innovation Isn’t Enough
BY MYLA TOLIVER As Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director of the Food and Agriculture Association, once argued, “there is no food security without peace, and no peace without food security,” especially not with climate change.1 Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, the cost of human commercial activities on the environment has been so extreme that … Continue reading Climate Change, Warfare, and Food Insecurity: When Agricultural Innovation Isn’t Enough
Fields, Fires, and Fungi: Valley Fever in the Changing Environment
BY LOLYN TEJEDA LEMUS A cough can mean anything: a cold, a sore throat, a reflex after a perhaps over-eager sip of water. But as winds pick up earthy remnants of recent harvests, how certain can you be that a cough is benign and not a sign of something treacherous beneath your feet. Therein lies … Continue reading Fields, Fires, and Fungi: Valley Fever in the Changing Environment
The Danger of American Isolationism
BY NIRAJ SRIVASTAVA On his first day back in presidential office, Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 12 months.1 His signature marks an alarming descent into American isolationism regarding health, throwing the future of global health in peril. Since the WHO’s inception in 1948, the … Continue reading The Danger of American Isolationism
The True Cost of Mining in a Changing Climate: The Global Health Crisis in South America’s Yanomami Territory
BY DEBBIE MOJEKWU “We want to live, we want our peace back and our territory,” says Júnior Hekurari, health leader of the Yanomami people in Roraima state, Brazil.1 Mining has been a culturally accepted practice since prehistoric times, with people seeking invaluable resources, such as gold, in the deepest cores of the earth. However, what … Continue reading The True Cost of Mining in a Changing Climate: The Global Health Crisis in South America’s Yanomami Territory
Cooked: How Extreme Heat Became America’s Deadliest Natural Disaster
BY RISHI SHAH In 2024, Earth experienced its hottest year on record, with global temperatures soaring 1.47°C (2.65°F) above pre-industrial revolution levels—an alarming milestone in a trajectory that shows no sign of slowing.1 Extreme heat is now the deadliest weather-related hazard in the United States, killing more people annually than hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes combined.2 … Continue reading Cooked: How Extreme Heat Became America’s Deadliest Natural Disaster
Trapped in the Fire: How the Sonoma County Ag Pass Risks Farmworkers’ Lives
BY ANDREA CHOW Joan Didion, a writer and essayist of California notoriety, once wrote that the Santa Ana winds make mechanistic creatures out of all of us. In late fall and early winter, Californians know what it is like to lick our cracked lips, scratch at our wrinkled knuckles, and grip the edges of our … Continue reading Trapped in the Fire: How the Sonoma County Ag Pass Risks Farmworkers’ Lives
As Levees Collapse, Hospitals Shutter: How Climate Change is Fanning the Flames in Rural Healthcare
BY SEIN LEE On a scorching June afternoon in Oregon in 2021, farmer Sebastian Francisco Perez collapsed while moving irrigation pipes at a plant nursery.1 His coworkers tried desperately to resuscitate him, but it was too late—Perez had died from overheating and dehydration. The nearest hospital was a 30-minute drive away, far too distant to … Continue reading As Levees Collapse, Hospitals Shutter: How Climate Change is Fanning the Flames in Rural Healthcare
Climate Change and Cardiovascular Disease: Uncovering the Growing Threat to Public Health
BY KAI ELLIS What if the air you breathe, the heat you feel, and the storms you endure were silently increasing your risk of heart disease? Climate change is no longer just an environmental issue—it’s a direct threat to human health, particularly cardiovascular health. Rising global temperatures, worsening air pollution, and more frequent extreme weather … Continue reading Climate Change and Cardiovascular Disease: Uncovering the Growing Threat to Public Health
The Hidden Climate Crisis of Lima’s Hillside Communities: A Journey into Peru’s Climate Vulnerability
BY TARA KIM On the outskirts of Lima, Peru's sprawling capital, thousands of homes cling to desert cliffs. They shouldn't be there—these precarious dwellings built hastily with concrete blocks, wood, and even scrap materials, defy both gravity and common sense. Yet, there they are in these “pueblos jóvenes" (young towns), standing as a testament to … Continue reading The Hidden Climate Crisis of Lima’s Hillside Communities: A Journey into Peru’s Climate Vulnerability
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