2024
Aged and Obscured Wildfire Smoke Associated with Downwind Health Risks
Joo T, Rogers M, Soong C, Hass-Mitchell T, Heo S, Bell M, Ng N, Gentner D. Aged and Obscured Wildfire Smoke Associated with Downwind Health Risks. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2024 DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWildfire smokeSmoke episodeHealth risksWildfire smoke episodeHealth risk assessmentAerosol Chemical Speciation MonitorAerosol mass spectrometryPM2.5 contributionsPotential health effectsSource apportionmentWildfire impactsWildfire activityPM2.5 measurementsPM2.5 monitoringDays of transportParticulate matterPM2.5Air pollutionSpeciation monitorElevated health risksContinental influencePeak episodesSmoke transportClimate changeChemical agingGlobal, 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 ratioAssociationUrgency 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. 2024 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 citiesCityA nationwide time-series analysis for short-term effects of ambient temperature on violent crime in South Korea
Heo S, Choi H, Lee J, Bell M. A nationwide time-series analysis for short-term effects of ambient temperature on violent crime in South Korea. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 3210. PMID: 38331944, PMCID: PMC10853231, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53547-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViolent crime countsViolent crimeCrime countsNational crime dataIncreased violent crimeSouth KoreaPublic health harmsCrime statisticsCrime dataCrime incidentsDomestic violenceIncreased violenceCrimeViolenceHealth harmsPublic safetyPsychological theoriesWestern communitiesClimate changeEmpirical evidenceTemporal resolution dataCoarse temporal resolutionLong-term trendsDaily mean temperatureShort-term effects of ambient temperature
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 2009Isolating the modulation of mean warming and higher-order temperature changes on ozone in a changing climate over the contiguous United States
Zhang J, Gao Y, Leung L, Luo K, Wang M, Zhang Y, Bell M, Fan J. Isolating the modulation of mean warming and higher-order temperature changes on ozone in a changing climate over the contiguous United States. Environmental Research Letters 2022, 17: 094005. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac8695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean warmingOzone exceedancesWestern U.S.Southeastern U.S.Climate changeTemperature changesKey meteorological parametersOzone concentration changesRegional modeling frameworkContiguous United StatesB2 scenarioSurface ozoneAir quality policiesFuture changesMeteorological parametersHeat wavesOzone concentrationsWarmingOzoneExceedanceModeling frameworkOpposite impactQuality policyConcentration changesA1B.
2021
Culex Mosquitoes at Stormwater Control Measures and Combined Sewer Overflow Outfalls after Heavy Rainfall
Chan A, Kim H, Bell M. Culex Mosquitoes at Stormwater Control Measures and Combined Sewer Overflow Outfalls after Heavy Rainfall. Water 2021, 14: 31. DOI: 10.3390/w14010031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental wellbeing following landslides and residential displacement in Indonesia
Burrows K, Desai M, Pelupessy D, Bell M. Mental wellbeing following landslides and residential displacement in Indonesia. SSM - Mental Health 2021, 1: 100016. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2021.100016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResidential displacementFuture disaster preparednessCommunity cohesionSocial cohesionLocal understandingsParticipants' livelihoodsQualitative interviewsDisaster preparednessKey intervention pointsFamily dynamicsMental wellbeingEconomic stabilityQualitative approachDisaster responseWellbeingLivelihoodsPhenomenological approachIntervention pointsMental healthCohesionIndonesiaCommunityDisastersClimate changeLimited research
2020
Nonlinear effect of compound extreme weather events on ozone formation over the United States
Gao Y, Zhang J, Yan F, Leung L, Luo K, Zhang Y, Bell M. Nonlinear effect of compound extreme weather events on ozone formation over the United States. Weather And Climate Extremes 2020, 30: 100285. DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2020.100285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle extreme eventsCompound eventsExtreme weather eventsHeat wavesExtreme eventsOzone enhancementEmission scenariosWeather eventsClimate changeB2 emission scenariosCompound extreme eventsFuture emission scenariosLow anthropogenic emissionsHigh ozone concentrationsOzone pollution controlAmplification effectWeather ResearchOverall warmingSensitivity experimentsAnthropogenic emissionsLocal environmental sustainabilityFuture periodsFuture emissions reductionsContiguous U.S.Ozone concentrations
2016
Future respiratory hospital admissions from wildfire smoke under climate change in the Western US
Liu J, Mickley L, Sulprizio M, Yue X, Peng R, Dominici F, Bell M. Future respiratory hospital admissions from wildfire smoke under climate change in the Western US. Environmental Research Letters 2016, 11: 124018. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/124018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate changeWestern USWildfire smokeRespiratory hospital admissionsClimate change scenariosA1B climate change scenarioHospital admissionClimate change adaptation policiesFuture population projectionsWildfire impactsChange scenariosChange adaptation policiesSmoke daysSuppression costsRespiratory admissionsWildfiresPresent-day estimatesFuture increasesMore air pollutantsSpatial distributionCentral ColoradoHealth risksScientific evidenceSerious social burdenSouthern CaliforniaParticulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under climate change
Liu JC, Mickley LJ, Sulprizio MP, Dominici F, Yue X, Ebisu K, Anderson GB, Khan RFA, Bravo MA, Bell ML. Particulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under climate change. Climatic Change 2016, 138: 655-666. PMID: 28642628, PMCID: PMC5476308, DOI: 10.1007/s10584-016-1762-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate changeSmoke wavesAir pollutionFire management strategiesThreat of wildfireFuture climate changeHuman healthWildfire activityWildfire managementWestern OregonFire prediction modelWestern USWildfiresFire seasonGreat PlainsWarming climateHigh air pollutionPollution eventsGlobal chemical transport modelPotential health impactsManagement strategiesGreenhouse gasesPollutionFuture estimatesPotential impact
2014
A systematic review of the physical health impacts from non-occupational exposure to wildfire smoke
Liu JC, Pereira G, Uhl SA, Bravo MA, Bell ML. A systematic review of the physical health impacts from non-occupational exposure to wildfire smoke. Environmental Research 2014, 136: 120-132. PMID: 25460628, PMCID: PMC4262561, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFire eventsWildfire smokePollution levelsClimate changeThreat of wildfirePeer-reviewed scientific studiesNon-fire periodsSatellite remote sensingHuman healthU.S. EPA regulationsHealth impactsGeographic scalesWildfiresRemote sensingState of scienceMost studiesDaily pollution levelsAir pollution levelsImportant public health implicationsLevels of PM10Pollutant monitorsNon-occupational exposureMitigation policiesAir pollutionPublic health impact
2007
Climate change, ambient ozone, and health in 50 US cities
Bell M, Goldberg R, Hogrefe C, Kinney P, Knowlton K, Lynn B, Rosenthal J, Rosenzweig C, Patz J. Climate change, ambient ozone, and health in 50 US cities. Climatic Change 2007, 82: 61-76. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-006-9166-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate changeOzone levelsOzone concentrationsRegional air quality modelIPCC A2 scenarioFuture ozone concentrationsAir quality modelsFuture climatic conditionsElevated ozone levelsRegional climateA2 scenarioFuture climateGlobal climateAnthropogenic emissionsAnthropogenic precursorsFuture changesFuture concentrationsClimateAmbient ozone concentrationsClimatic conditionsRepresentative summerHourly concentrationsQuality modelAir qualityEastern US cities
2003
The use of multi-criteria decision-making methods in the integrated assessment of climate change: implications for IA practitioners
Bell M, Hobbs B, Ellis H. The use of multi-criteria decision-making methods in the integrated assessment of climate change: implications for IA practitioners. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 2003, 37: 289-316. DOI: 10.1016/s0038-0121(02)00047-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchValue judgmentsIntegrated assessmentUnderstanding of tradeoffsGreenhouse gas emissionsInterest ratesPolicy tradeoffsHypothetical policyClimate change expertsEnergy policyMCDM methodsGas emissionsUncertainty caseCriteria decision making methodMulti-criteria decision-making methodTypes of impactsPolicyIA practitionersChange expertsClimate changeKey resultsDecision-making methodImpactFuture impactTradeoffImplications