2025
Phylogenetic insights into the transmission dynamics of arthropod-borne viruses
Hill V, Dellicour S, Giovanetti M, Grubaugh N. Phylogenetic insights into the transmission dynamics of arthropod-borne viruses. Nature Reviews Genetics 2025, 1-15. PMID: 40481331, DOI: 10.1038/s41576-025-00854-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArthropod-borne virusesPhylogenetic insightsPhylogenetic modelsGenomic surveillanceAnimal populationsVertebrate hostsBluetongue virusArthropod vectorsHuman clinical dataEpidemiological dynamicsVeterinary healthClimate changeComplex transmission cyclesClinical dataVirusTransmission cycleTemporal patternsEpidemiological dataComplication surveillancePhylogeneticallyCrimean-Congo haemorrhagic feverShort-term exposure to ambient temperature variability and myocardial infarction hospital admissions: A nationwide case-crossover study in Sweden
Ni W, Stafoggia M, Zhang S, Ljungman P, Breitner S, de Bont J, Jernberg T, Atar D, Schneider A, Agewall S. Short-term exposure to ambient temperature variability and myocardial infarction hospital admissions: A nationwide case-crossover study in Sweden. PLOS Medicine 2025, 22: e1004607. PMID: 40392899, PMCID: PMC12091774, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionNon-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAssociated with increased riskHospital admissionAssociated with increased risk of hospital admissionElevation myocardial infarctionHospitalization riskRisk of hospital admissionConditional logistic regression modelsPopulation-based nationwide studyMyocardial infarctionShift exposureCase-crossover designPotential effect modifiersCase-crossover studyAssociated with decreased riskPatient's residential areaTemperature variabilityLogistic regression modelsNo significant associationHistory of diseaseTime-stratifiedMI hospitalizationSWEDEHEART registryClimate changeLow and high air temperature and cardiovascular risk
Ni W, Areal A, Lechner K, Breitner S, Zhang S, Woeckel M, Slesinski S, Nikolaou N, Dallavalle M, Schikowski T, Schneider A. Low and high air temperature and cardiovascular risk. Atherosclerosis 2025, 406: 119238. PMID: 40383648, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.119238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular diseaseArea-level factorsRisk factorsIndividual-level measuresPre-existing cardiovascular diseasePopulation healthCardiovascular healthCardiovascular mortalityPublic healthHealthJ-shapedEpidemiological dataCardiovascular riskBiological plausibilityRiskAir pollutionAssociationPopulationMortalityClimate changeExtremitiesIndividual-Social dimensions of climate changeDiseaseDimensions of climate changeStroke risk associated with cold spells occurring during the warm season
He C, Breitner S, Zhang S, Naumann M, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Hammel G, Peters A, Ertl M, Schneider A. Stroke risk associated with cold spells occurring during the warm season. Environment International 2025, 199: 109514. PMID: 40328088, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold spellsStroke riskStroke casesWarm seasonOdds ratioCold spell definitionsCase-crossover studyConditional logistic regressionFrequency of extreme cold eventsRisk of stroke occurrenceElevated risk of strokeCumulative odds ratioClimate changeCold spell eventExtreme cold eventsIncreased stroke riskAir temperature thresholdsRisk of strokeCardiovascular healthStratified analysisOccurrence of strokeCity of AugsburgDaily mean temperatureElevated riskLogistic regressionUnderstanding six “key truths” about climate change predicts policy support, discussion, and political advocacy
Badullovich N, Kotcher J, Myers T, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A, Maibach E. Understanding six “key truths” about climate change predicts policy support, discussion, and political advocacy. Climatic Change 2025, 178: 89. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-025-03934-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreaking the climate silence: Predictors of discussing global warming with family and friends
Orr M, Borth A, Kotcher J, Campbell E, Myers T, Maibach E, Leiserowitz A, Rosenthal S, Clarke C. Breaking the climate silence: Predictors of discussing global warming with family and friends. PLOS Climate 2025, 4: e0000538. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExposure to media coverageNationally Representative SurveyMedia coverageRepresentative surveySocial normsInternational cooperationPerceived social normsClimate change discussionsActions peopleIndividual levelClimate conversationsClimate changeScientific consensusIndividual behaviorAmerican adultsChange discussionsFriendsPeopleFamilyDiscussionGlobal warmingAmericanPerceived RiskStrengthening resilience to emerging vector-borne diseases in Europe: lessons learnt from countries facing endemic transmission
Charnley G, Alcayna T, Almuedo-Riera A, Antoniou C, Badolo A, Bartumeus F, Boodram L, Bueno-Marí R, Codeço C, Coelho F, Costa F, Cox H, Haddad N, Hamid N, Kittayapong P, Korukluoğlu G, Michaelakis A, Maciel-de-Freitas R, Montalvo T, Muñoz J, Oliveras S, Palmer J, Pizard C, Ribeiro G, Lowe R. Strengthening resilience to emerging vector-borne diseases in Europe: lessons learnt from countries facing endemic transmission. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe 2025, 53: 101271. PMID: 40247854, PMCID: PMC12002787, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic health priorityPublic health concernHealth priorityArray of interventionsSocio-economic tollHealth concernThreat of vector-borne diseasesStrengthening resilienceVector-borne diseasesHuman exposureClimate changeIncreasing threatEnvironmental degradationControlling vector-borne diseasesProactive measuresInterventionEndemic countriesEndemic transmissionTeamPreventionA social-ecological-technological vulnerability approach for assessing urban hydrological risks
Khromova S, Méndez G, Eckelman M, Herreros-Cantis P, Langemeyer J. A social-ecological-technological vulnerability approach for assessing urban hydrological risks. Ecological Indicators 2025, 173: 113334. PMID: 40255455, PMCID: PMC12006026, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial-ecological-technological systemsExtreme climatic eventsClimatic eventsResilient urban futuresAssess vulnerabilitySewer overflowsRisk indexVulnerability approachClimate changePopulation growthUrban population growthEnvironmental challengesSocially vulnerable communitiesSewer infrastructureFlood eventsSewerUrban geographySocial vulnerabilityVulnerable communitiesUrban futuresVulnerabilityHigh-risk communitiesCommunityMultiple vulnerabilitiesHotspotsTundra recovery post-fire in the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Clayton L, Schaefer K, Hoy E, Elder C, French N, Frost G, Wig E, Lee X. Tundra recovery post-fire in the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Environmental Research Letters 2025, 20: 044018. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/adbfaa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater table depthBurned areaPost-fireYukon-Kuskokwim DeltaSoil moistureUnburned areasYukon-KuskokwimRecovery of vegetationSurface organic layerActive layer thicknessSubsurface soil moistureOrganic layerEcological successionVegetation greennessSynthetic aperture radar productsTundra ecosystemsRecovery trajectoriesClimate changeSoilLandsat 8 imagerySouthwestern AlaskaField dataVegetationMoistureSubstitution methodologyClimate Change Through the Lens of Macroeconomic Modeling
Fernández-Villaverde J, Gillingham K, Scheidegger S. Climate Change Through the Lens of Macroeconomic Modeling. Annual Review Of Economics 2025 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-economics-091124-045357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Impacts of Climate Change on the Environment and Human Health in China: A Call for more Ambitious Action
Tong S, Wang Y, Lu Y, Xiao C, Liu Q, Zhao Q, Huang C, Xu J, Kang N, Zhu T, Qin D, Xu Y, Su B, Shi X. The Impacts of Climate Change on the Environment and Human Health in China: A Call for more Ambitious Action. Biomedical And Environmental Sciences 2025, 38: 127-143. PMID: 40159167, DOI: 10.3967/bes2025.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpacts of climate changeClimate changeHuman healthClimate impactsGreenhouse gasesIncreasing climate impactsMitigate greenhouse gas emissionsGreenhouse gas emissionsLand degradationAir pollutionDelivery of sustainable development goalsHealth risksSustainable Development GoalsChina's environmentBiggest emitterGas emissionsChina's climate policyWater resourcesEnvironmental sustainabilityEnvironmental damageWorld’s biggest emitterClimateCarbon emissionsWeather eventsEconomic growthA Biopsychosociocultural Approach to Climate Mental Health Disparities
Shaligram D, Acquaye A, Wortzel J, DeJong S. A Biopsychosociocultural Approach to Climate Mental Health Disparities. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2025 PMID: 39978633, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBurden of CCMental health disparitiesHealth inequalitiesHealth disparitiesPublic health crisisMental healthClimate changeHealth structuresGlobal public health crisisVulnerable populationsHealthIncome groupsHealth crisisGreenhouse gas emittersExploitation of natural resourcesGreenhouse gas emissionsStructural discriminationDisparitiesDisproportionate impactHistorical exploitationChildrenEffects of CCGas emissionsCaregiversThreat multiplierA framework for managing infectious diseases in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries in the face of climate change—East Africa as a case study
Worsley-Tonks K, Angwenyi S, Carlson C, Cissé G, Deem S, Ferguson A, Fèvre E, Kimaro E, Kimiti D, Martins D, Merbold L, Mottet A, Murray S, Muturi M, Potter T, Prasad S, Wild H, Hassell J. A framework for managing infectious diseases in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries in the face of climate change—East Africa as a case study. PLOS Global Public Health 2025, 5: e0003892. PMID: 39883787, PMCID: PMC11781624, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle-income countriesHealth systemDisease riskClimate changeRural areasExposure to climate-related hazardsInfectious disease riskClimate change adaptation strategiesBurden of infectious diseasesChange adaptation strategiesClimate change impactsContext of climate changeClimate-related hazardsDisease burdenHealthRural communitiesChange impactsHuman healthSystems climateAdaptation strategiesClimateInfectious diseasesBurdenDisease scenariosRiskUrology on a changing planet: links between climate change and urological disease
Cole A, Qian Z, Gupta N, Leapman M, Zurl H, Trinh Q, Sherman J, Loeb S, Iyer H. Urology on a changing planet: links between climate change and urological disease. Nature Reviews Urology 2025, 22: 208-222. PMID: 39875561, DOI: 10.1038/s41585-024-00979-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare deliveryHealth care delivery strategiesCancer care deliveryCare delivery strategiesHealth care deliveryLow-value careResource-intensive interventionsEnvironmental risk factorsCare providersIntensive longitudinal assessmentCancer diagnosisPlanetary healthRisk factorsDownstream outcomesLongitudinal assessmentHealthNext stepsUrological cancersImpacts of climate-related disastersClimate changeUrological diseasesDeliveryCareProvidersTelemedicineSand and dust storms: a growing global health threat calls for international health studies to support policy action
Li T, Cohen A, Krzyzanowski M, Zhang C, Gumy S, Mudu P, Pant P, Liu Q, Kan H, Tong S, Chen S, Kang U, Basart S, Touré N, Al-Hemoud A, Rudich Y, Tobias A, Querol X, Khomsi K, Samara F, Hashizume M, Stafoggia M, Malkawi M, Wang S, Zhou M, Shi X, Jiang G, Shen H. Sand and dust storms: a growing global health threat calls for international health studies to support policy action. The Lancet Planetary Health 2025, 9: e34-e40. PMID: 39855230, PMCID: PMC11755727, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00308-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrgency of Climate Change through the lens of COVID-19 Pandemic: the case of heat-related mortality
Batibeniz F, Seneviratne S, Jha S, Ribeiro A, Gutierrez L, Raible C, Armstrong B, Bell M, Lavigne E, Gasparrini A, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Masselot P, Pereira da Silva S, Royé D, Sera F, Tong S, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A. Urgency of Climate Change through the lens of COVID-19 Pandemic: the case of heat-related mortality. 2025 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-8234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal warming levelsClimate changeWarming levelsHeat-related mortalityIntegrate climate changeHeat-related deathsGlobal warmingLevels of global warmingAdaptation measuresClimateNorth American citiesLevels of COVID-19 mortalityCOVID-19 mortalityWarmingPublic health discourseUrgency of climate changeGlobal health concernHealth concernAmerican citiesCityPositive associations between mean ambient temperature and involuntary admissions to psychiatric facilities
Joore N, van der Horst M, Noorthoorn E, Strous J, Vruwink F, Guloksuz S, Siegmund P, Luykx J. Positive associations between mean ambient temperature and involuntary admissions to psychiatric facilities. European Psychiatry 2025, 68: e2. PMID: 39791337, PMCID: PMC11795429, DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.1800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvoluntary psychiatric admissionsContext of climate changeInvoluntary admissionMean ambient temperatureThin plate regression splinesWeather stationsMeteorological variablesMeteorological dataPsychiatric admissionsClimate changeGeneralized additive modelModeling studiesMental health outcomesPositive associationRapid climate action is needed: comparing heat vs. COVID-19-related mortality
Batibeniz F, Seneviratne S, Jha S, Ribeiro A, Suarez Gutierrez L, Raible C, Malhotra A, Armstrong B, Bell M, Lavigne E, Gasparrini A, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Masselot P, da Silva S, Royé D, Sera F, Tong S, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A. Rapid climate action is needed: comparing heat vs. COVID-19-related mortality. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 1002. PMID: 39762298, PMCID: PMC11704295, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-82788-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndicators from The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Perspectives and Experience of City Leaders from 118 Cities
Ickovics J, Astbury K, Campbell M, Carrión D, James H, Sinha N, Ong A, Dubrow R, Seto K, Vlahov D. Indicators from The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Perspectives and Experience of City Leaders from 118 Cities. Journal Of Urban Health 2025, 102: 201-209. PMID: 39762690, PMCID: PMC11865389, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-024-00952-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir pollutionClimate changeHealth Co-BenefitsGlobal greenhouse gas emissionsMonitor air qualityGreenhouse gas emissionsCity leadersAir qualityCo-benefitsLancet CountdownClimate resilience planningMitigation actionsRapid urbanizationHealth impactsGas emissionsHealth hazardsPromote social equityUrban areasPollutionCross-sector collaborationClimateEnhance resilienceEssential resourcesHigher concernPolitical engagementAmericans’ support for climate justice
Carman J, Lu D, Ballew M, Low J, Verner M, Rosenthal S, Barendregt-Ludwig K, Torres G, Gelobter M, McKenney K, Burga I, Magaña M, Amer S, Williams R, Burgess M, McRae G, Larson A, Salgado M, Kioko L, Marlon J, Thier K, Kotcher J, Maibach E, Leiserowitz A. Americans’ support for climate justice. Environmental Science & Policy 2025, 163: 103976. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate justiceHarms of climate changeSurvey of U.S. adultsJustice practitionersAmerican supportJustice initiativesJustice goalsRacial identityRacial injusticePerceptions of climateDisproportionate harmJusticeJustice beliefsPractitioner perspectiveCultural worldviewsU.S. adultsPublic awarenessInternational studiesAmericanInjusticeClimate changeSupportPractitionersGenderIdentity
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