2025
Variations in climate change belief systems across 110 geographic areas
Lee S, Vu H, Thaker J, Verner M, Goldberg M, Carman J, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A. Variations in climate change belief systems across 110 geographic areas. Nature Climate Change 2025, 15: 947-953. DOI: 10.1038/s41558-025-02410-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathways to an Intergovernmental Panel on Pandemics: lessons from the IPCC and IPBES
Carlson C, Trisos C, Oppenheim B, Bansal S, Davies S, Diongue-Niang A, Fan V, Kraemer J, Golden Kroner R, Gostin L, Hayman D, Koopmans M, Lavelle T, das Neves C, O'Donoghue Z, Pereira L, Roche B, Sirleaf M, Zamanian K, Zambrana-Torrelio C, Phelan A. Pathways to an Intergovernmental Panel on Pandemics: lessons from the IPCC and IPBES. The Lancet Microbe 2025, 101178. PMID: 40683284, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntergovernmental PanelIntergovernmental Science-Policy PlatformClimate changeBiodiversity lossHuman wellbeingBiodiversityGlobal threatPanelNational governmentsIntergovernmentalIPCCGovernmentClimateIPBPandemic riskPlanetary crisisPotential pathwaysEconomyEcosystemScientific scopeCrisisPolicyInternational organisationsProlonged health risks following floods
Chu L, Chen K. Prolonged health risks following floods. Nature Water 2025, 3: 516-517. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-025-00442-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderstanding 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 ResearchClimate Change, Cryosphere Retreat, and Human Health
Wang X, Tong S, Wang Y, Ma L, Shi X. Climate Change, Cryosphere Retreat, and Human Health. China CDC Weekly 2025, 7: 379-384. PMID: 40376687, PMCID: PMC12075436, DOI: 10.46234/ccdcw2025.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlacial lake outburst floodsLake outburst floodsCryosphere degradationMeltwater supplyIce sheetOutburst floodsClimate systemWinter eventsHigh-altitude mountainsThawing permafrostDownstream areasClimate-related hazardsSevere environmental contaminationPolar regionsCryosphereSemiarid regionsChange impactsClimate changeEcosystem shiftsClimatePermafrostEnvironmental contaminationHuman wellbeingPublic health riskHealth risksThe 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 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 scenariosRiskUrgency 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 citiesCityIndicators 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 engagement
2024
Regulation of humid heat by urban green space across a climate wetness gradient
Yang Y, Cao C, Bogoev I, Deetman C, Dietz G, Hang J, Howard L, Huang X, Kendall N, Lai J, Lam H, Tam K, Yoo C, Zhang K, Lee X. Regulation of humid heat by urban green space across a climate wetness gradient. Nature Cities 2024, 1: 871-879. DOI: 10.1038/s44284-024-00157-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWet-bulb temperature TwHumid heatHuman heat stressGreen spacesReduce air temperatureUrban green spacesSoil heat storageWetter climateModel simulationsUrban warmingVegetated landAir temperatureClimate adaptationWetting gradientClimateAir humidityHumidityHeat storageHumidity effectWarmingSoilNighttimeTemperature TwMobility measurementsMicroclimateRainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis
He C, Breitner-Busch S, Huber V, Chen K, Zhang S, Gasparrini A, Bell M, Kan H, Royé D, Armstrong B, Schwartz J, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Honda Y, Jaakkola J, Ryti N, Kyselý J, Guo Y, Tong S, de'Donato F, Michelozzi P, Coelho M, Saldiva P, Lavigne E, Orru H, Indermitte E, Pascal M, Goodman P, Zeka A, Kim Y, Diaz M, Arellano E, Overcenco A, Klompmaker J, Rao S, Palomares A, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Pereira da Silva S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Kim H, Lee W, Hashizume M, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Osorio S, Li S, Zanobetti A, Dang T, Van Dung D, Schneider A. Rainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis. The BMJ 2024, 387: e080944. PMID: 39384295, PMCID: PMC12036573, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-080944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYear return periodReturn periodsRainfall eventsVegetation coverageCharacteristics of daily rainfallDaily rainfall intensityDaily rainfallRainfall intensityRespiratory mortalityClimate typesRainfallLocal climateIntensity indexGlobal scaleTime series analysisMortality riskRelative riskAssociated with respiratory mortalityDaily mortalityDaily mortality dataClimateEstimate mortality riskIncreased relative riskSeries analysisGlobal locationsReconstructing 120 years of climate change impacts on Joshua tree flowering
Yoder J, Andrade A, DeFalco L, Esque T, Carlson C, Shryock D, Yeager R, Smith C. Reconstructing 120 years of climate change impacts on Joshua tree flowering. Ecology Letters 2024, 27: e14478. PMID: 39092581, DOI: 10.1111/ele.14478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClimate change impactsJoshua treesChange impactsMasting eventsWild populationsClimate change effectsDrought stressFlowering eventsTree flowersFlowersMojave DesertChange effectsAnnual precipitationIncreased variationWeather recordsNegative impactHistorical recordsTreesClimateSystematic datasetPerennialsBiodiversitySpeciesCommunicating the Links between Climate Change and Heat Waves with the Climate Shift Index
Thomas-Walters L, Goldberg M, Lee S, Lyde A, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A. Communicating the Links between Climate Change and Heat Waves with the Climate Shift Index. Weather Climate And Society 2024, 16: 511-520. DOI: 10.1175/wcas-d-23-0147.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas wells in the western United States with disproportionate impacts on marginalized populations
González D, Morello-Frosch R, Liu Z, Willis M, Feng Y, McKenzie L, Steiger B, Wang J, Deziel N, Casey J. Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas wells in the western United States with disproportionate impacts on marginalized populations. One Earth 2024, 7: 1044-1055. PMID: 39036466, PMCID: PMC11259100, DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWildfire burned areaWestern United StatesBurned areaThreat of wildfireHigh wildfire riskExposure of human populationsWildfire riskWildfireHuman healthClimate changeNational oilHuman populationHistorical threatDisproportionate impactUnited StatesAreaExposureGas wellsClimateOilPopulationWellsGas productionGasGlobal, regional, and national burden of heatwave-related mortality from 1990 to 2019: A three-stage modelling study
Zhao Q, Li S, Ye T, Wu Y, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Tobias A, Armstrong B, Royé D, Lavigne E, de’Donato F, Sera F, Kan H, Schwartz J, Pascal M, Ryti N, Goodman P, Saldiva P, Bell M, Guo Y, Network O. Global, regional, and national burden of heatwave-related mortality from 1990 to 2019: A three-stage modelling study. PLOS Medicine 2024, 21: e1004364. PMID: 38743771, PMCID: PMC11093289, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality burdenExcess deathsGlobal mortality burdenTemporal changesAssociated with heatwavesMultivariate meta-regressionAdaptation planningGeographic disparitiesNational burdenLow-incomeClimate changeHeatwavesMeta-RegressionPremature deathSector adaptationDaily deathsClimateLack of dataResidentsBurdenDisparitiesDeath ratioAssociationFactors Influencing the Spatial Variability of Air Temperature Urban Heat Island Intensity in Chinese Cities
Lyu H, Wang W, Zhang K, Cao C, Xiao W, Lee X. Factors Influencing the Spatial Variability of Air Temperature Urban Heat Island Intensity in Chinese Cities. Advances In Atmospheric Sciences 2024, 41: 817-829. DOI: 10.1007/s00376-023-3012-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAir temperature urban heat islandsUrban heat island intensitySpatial patternsSpatial variationClimate zonesHeat island intensityUrban climate modelsUrban heat islandClimate modelsClimate wetnessAnthropogenic heatHeat islandAttribution analysisVegetation influenceSpatial variabilitySemi-aridUrban landControlling factorsVegetation densityUrban clustersDominant contributorClimateConvective efficiencyUrban-rural differencesZoneClimate change belief systems across political groups in the United States
Lee S, Goldberg M, Rosenthal S, Maibach E, Kotcher J, Leiserowitz A. Climate change belief systems across political groups in the United States. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0300048. PMID: 38507396, PMCID: PMC10954181, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChanging belief systemsPolitical groupsBelief systemsNationally representative survey dataRepresentative survey dataUnited StatesPolitical polarizationPublic opinionSurvey dataPsychological elementsClimate changeClimate change expertsBeliefsAttitudesRepublicansDemocratizationChange expertsSystem frameworkNetwork analysisNationalStateClimateFindingsUnitsContribution of climate change to the spatial expansion of West Nile virus in Europe
Erazo D, Grant L, Ghisbain G, Marini G, Colón-González F, Wint W, Rizzoli A, Van Bortel W, Vogels C, Grubaugh N, Mengel M, Frieler K, Thiery W, Dellicour S. Contribution of climate change to the spatial expansion of West Nile virus in Europe. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 1196. PMID: 38331945, PMCID: PMC10853512, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45290-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusEcological niche modelsExpansion of West Nile virusClimate changeWNV circulationNiche modelsNile virusMosquito-borne pathogensEffects of climate changeHuman population changeSpatial expansionContributions of climate changeWest Nile virus circulationEnvironmental changesPublic health threatHuman populationLand-useHuman influencePotential driversRisk of exposureLong-term trendsPopulation densityPopulation changeHealth threatClimateOzone-related acute excess mortality projected to increase in the absence of climate and air quality controls consistent with the Paris Agreement
Domingo N, Fiore A, Lamarque J, Kinney P, Jiang L, Gasparrini A, Breitner S, Lavigne E, Madureira J, Masselot P, das Neves Pereira da Silva S, Sheng Ng C, Kyselý J, Guo Y, Tong S, Kan H, Urban A, Orru H, Maasikmets M, Pascal M, Katsouyanni K, Samoli E, Scortichini M, Stafoggia M, Hashizume M, Alahmad B, Diaz M, la Cruz Valencia C, Scovronick N, Garland R, Kim H, Lee W, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Åström C, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Colistro V, Bell M, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Schneider A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Chen K. Ozone-related acute excess mortality projected to increase in the absence of climate and air quality controls consistent with the Paris Agreement. One Earth 2024, 7: 325-335. PMID: 38420618, PMCID: PMC7615682, DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate scenariosOzone-related deathsAir quality regulationsGround-level ozoneAcute mortalityAir quality controlCMIP6 multi-model ensembleParis Climate AgreementMulti-model ensembleQuality regulationsHealth policyEmission changesAssociated with increased mortalityExcess mortalityCMIP6 simulationsClimateParis AgreementEpidemiological dataClimate AgreementDiverse geographical areasCMIP6MortalityGeographical areasHistorical land use and land cover change reduced the temperature of cold extremes more than that of hot extremes
Tang T, Lee X, Zhang K. Historical land use and land cover change reduced the temperature of cold extremes more than that of hot extremes. The Innovation Geoscience 2024, 2: 100079. DOI: 10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2024.100079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLand cover changeMid-latitudesNorthern HemisphereLand useCover changeTemperature extremesHistorical land useDownward longwave radiationImpact of historical land useEffects of LULCCLongwave radiationMean climateHot extremesClimate feedbacksCold extremesCold daysHot daysLULCCTropical regionsLandClimateReforestation policiesHemisphereBiophysical effectsExtremities
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