2025
Drought frequency, intensity, and exposure have increased due to historical land use and land cover changes
Tang T, Ge J, Shi H, Wang L, Cao J, Lee X. Drought frequency, intensity, and exposure have increased due to historical land use and land cover changes. Communications Earth & Environment 2025, 6: 398. DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02392-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHistorical land useLand use changeForest ecosystemsImpact of landCrop expansionLand cover changeDrought eventsGlobal land areaDroughtDrought frequencyHistorical landLand useReforestation activitiesSurface waterCover changeHuman healthLand areaSocio-economyLandForestAgriculturePotential impactCropGlobal impactModel simulations
2024
Landscape Fire Air Pollution as a Mediator in Drought and Childhood Stunting Pathway in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Li J, Wang P, Sutton C, Harker R, Xue T, Chen K. Landscape Fire Air Pollution as a Mediator in Drought and Childhood Stunting Pathway in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Environmental Science And Technology 2024, 58: 16728-16737. PMID: 39259849, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c04307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir pollutionEnhance climate resilienceIncreased air pollutionIncreasing drought conditionsMiddle-income countriesHealth risksWildfireClimate resilienceChildhood stuntingRisk of childhood stuntingPollutionStandardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration IndexMixed-effects regressionDrought conditionsDroughtChild healthStunting riskPersonalized interventionsMiddle-incomeLandscapeIncreased riskMediation analysisStuntingLMICsFire
2022
Drought and ozone air quality in California: Identifying susceptible regions in the preparedness of future drought
Lee H, Bell M, Koutrakis P. Drought and ozone air quality in California: Identifying susceptible regions in the preparedness of future drought. Environmental Research 2022, 216: 114461. PMID: 36181900, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrought eventsAir qualityAverage relative humidityRelative humidityOzone air qualityProlonged drought conditionsDrought-related changesFuture droughtsInfluence of droughtMeteorological parametersWarm seasonClimate changeOzone concentrationsCool seasonDrought conditionsDroughtSpatial heterogeneityRegional variationCaliforniaSeasonHumiditySusceptible regionsSubstantial regional variationEventsYear 2009Climate change and cardiovascular disease: implications for global health
Khraishah H, Alahmad B, Ostergard RL, AlAshqar A, Albaghdadi M, Vellanki N, Chowdhury MM, Al-Kindi SG, Zanobetti A, Gasparrini A, Rajagopalan S. Climate change and cardiovascular disease: implications for global health. Nature Reviews Cardiology 2022, 19: 798-812. PMID: 35672485, DOI: 10.1038/s41569-022-00720-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClimate changeFrequency of droughtsExtreme weather eventsCoastal floodingEarth's weatherStorm surgeDust stormsWeather eventsAnthropogenic activitiesGlobal warmingCascading eventsExtreme temperaturesForest firesStormsWeatherMitigation strategiesExposure pathwaysPotential mitigation strategiesAir pollutionEventsWarmingFloodingHurricanesDroughtWildfires
2019
‘Is global warming affecting the weather?’ Evidence for increased attribution beliefs among coastal versus inland US residents
Cutler M, Marlon J, Howe P, Leiserowitz A. ‘Is global warming affecting the weather?’ Evidence for increased attribution beliefs among coastal versus inland US residents. Environmental Sociology 2019, 6: 6-18. DOI: 10.1080/23251042.2019.1690725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate extreme indicesGlobal warmingExtreme eventsLocal climate conditionsExtreme indicesWeather patternsClimate conditionsExtreme weatherWarmingCoastal residenceWeatherExtreme heatIndividual-level socio-demographic characteristicsPhysical factorsEventsCoastClimateDroughtChangesPossible effectsAttribution beliefsCounty residenceExtentGeoProximity
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