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When free-floating patches of seaweed are pushed together by currents and winds, seaweed strandings can inundate the coastline with often devastating consequences.
Floods, droughts and extreme heat can disrupt nutrition and healthcare in early life, with consequences that may last for years.
The immediate risk is very low. The discovery shows how warmer weather may change Britain’s defences against mosquito-borne disease.
Antibiotic resistance is not only a hospital problem. Farming, food production and import standards also play a role.
Expert advice to reduce exposure to harmful pollutants and toxic chemicals.
Homeless people are at higher risk of various health problems.
Reducing the risks of increased heat in the UK without compromising climate targets requires policy interventions, investment and a strong political will.
Researchers have transformed air quality data into maps, visualisations and exhibitions to connect people to the issues in tangible ways.
Scarred lungs make it harder for the body to cope with extreme heat, dehydration and air pollution.
How to place disabled people, who are some of the most vulnerable, at the centre of climate change negotiations.
Heatwaves can damage hearts, kidneys, lungs and infrastructure.
With added climate pressures, ending the abusive practice of female genital mutilation becomes more challenging.
Sleep depends partly on body temperature. When nights stay hot, these low-cost cooling strategies may help.
If SUVs were a country, they would be one of the world’s five biggest CO₂ emitters.
If the gut microbiome is disturbed, it could jeopardise our gut health.
New research suggests drought-parched soil turbocharges antibiotic resistance in nature, and with UK summers getting drier, that’s a growing problem.
This study is one of the first to identify a link between Pfas exposure and asthma in childhood.
Rising heat is making everyday exercise harder, with modelling studies suggesting long-term impacts on activity levels and population health.
Health and climate action can be designed together, supporting and reinforcing each other, instead of being treated as separate priorities.
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Assistant Professor of Climate Psychology, Centre for Social Issues Research, Department of Psychology, University of Limerick
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Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster
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