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🫀🗺️ Review of spatiotemporal Cardiovascular disease studies highlights key gaps. 🧩🖼️ The biggest needs are higher-res data and stronger visualization for actionable outcomes. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Singh, Vishal et al. #GeoHealth #CardiovascularDisease #ReviewArticles

A new study identifies which communities in Seoul are more vulnerable to heat-related illness (HRI) during extreme heat events.☀️ 🔓Read the #OpenAccess article by Park & Kang for free: doi.org/10.1029/2025... #SouthKorea #ExtremeHeat #Seoul #NaturalHazards

A new commentary discusses the structure and outcomes of the inaugural "One Earth, One Health" workshop, which congregated researchers across disciplines to examine challenges in designing human-centered solutions.🌎 🔗Learn more: doi.org/10.1029/2025... #OneHealth #AGUPubs #ClimateChange

Wildfires can cause damage or evacuation of hospitals and other inpatient healthcare facilities.🏥 In their new study, Dresser et al. analyze 22 years of data on where #wildfires occurred in California in relation to these healthcare facilities. 🔗Learn more: doi.org/10.1029/2025... #AGUPubs

🌫️🫁 New Chinese multi-scale assessment (2013–2019) links long-term PM exposure to TB burden. 🏙️⚠️ Overall burden fell over time, but inequalities grew, largest at county level. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Ma, K. et al. #GeoHealth #China #Tuberculosis #AirPollution

🗺️🏘️ Environmental exposures are high-res, but population data is often coarse. 🧩📊 This study builds an address-level synthetic population, then matches households to parcels in a case study of Greater Boston. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Black-Ingersoll, F. et al. #GeoHealth #EnvironmentalJustice

🛰️🌡️ Climate downscaling choice can shift projected disease seasonality. 🌵🫁 Using CMIP6, this study finds Valley fever season projections by end-century vary based on the downscaling method used. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Schollaert, Claire L. et al. #GeoHealth #California #ClimateModeling

🌦️🧠 New study from Douala, Cameroon (2011–2020) linked weather to stroke patterns. ⚠️📈 Incidence peaked in long rainy season, with severe strokes associated with long dry season, low precip, & low sunshine. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Magnerou, A. M. et al. #GeoHealth #Stroke #Cameroon #Douala

🌊🛰️ New study links Hurricane Harvey flooding to intestinal infectious disease emergency department (IID-ED) visits using 2 remote-sensing datasets. 🏥📈 A 10% increase in land flooded → ~6% higher IID-ED visit risk. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Ramesh, B. et al. #GeoHealth #Floods #RemoteSensing

🌀🌡️ After Hurricane Beryl (2024), response crews in Texas faced major heat stress amid outages. 🦺🧑‍🚒 A new study found many scenarios exceeded safety thresholds for heat (above alert limits 74–100% of the time). DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Grundstein, A. et al. #Hurricanes #GeoHealth #HeatStress

🌬️🏜️ New study of Bole City builds 2021 soil fugitive dust inventory with particle-size data & TSP proportion coefficient. 🏜️🌾 Annual emissions: 422.60t PM₁₀ & 166.91t PM₂.₅. Grassland dominates, while bare land was lowest. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Bai, Yanyu et al. #GeoHealth #China #Emissions

🛰️🌫️ New study from India (2005–2019): a 1 km Satellite-Based Multi-Pollutant Index (SMPI) maps co-exposure hotspots. 🫁📈 Higher SMPI is linked to higher COPD odds (OR ~1.05) and risk rises with co-pollutant exposure. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... D Ardra et al. #GeoHealth #India #COPD #Pollution

🔥🌫️CA study (2006–2019) estimated wildfire contributions to PM₁₀ & O₃ and wildfire-specific PM₂.₅/PM₁₀/O₃ to hospital admissions. 🫁❤️Health effects were heterogeneous, varying by pollutant, outcome, region & period. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Aguilera, R. et al. #GeoHealth #California #Wildfires

🤰🌡️ Chile birth records (2011–2020) show temp extremes during pregnancy were linked to lower birth weight. ❄️🔥 Cold mean temps (≤10th pct) lowered BW (esp T3), while warm mean temps (>90th) slightly raised BW. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Blanco, Estela et al. #GeoHealth #Chile #BirthWeight

⛽🗺️ New North Carolina study compares census block demographics and natural gas pipeline density. ⚖️ African American & Native American residents are overrepresented in high-vulnerability, high-pipeline areas. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Tschoepe, Skye-Anne et al. #GeoHealth #Pipeline #NaturalGas

🌿🌧️ Study of 622 soil samples across 42 U.S. states found putative pathogens linked more to natural factors than land use. 🌲🗺️ Abundance higher in forested ecoregions & near surface waters in the SE U.S. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Matthews, Emily et al. #GeoHealth #Soil #PublicHealth #Pathogens

📚📈 New review of distributed lag non-linear model use in public health (2020–Nov 2024). 🌍🔎 Found 274 studies/36 countries & big variations in data practices (174 climate sources; no standard heat thresholds). DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Shafqat, A. & Park, E. #GeoHealth #DLNM #Modeling

🌊🚱 Wastewater from Mexico can reach the SD–Tijuana coast. 🏖️ Researchers estimated exposure timing (often ~monthly, <1 week at southern beaches) and found high concentrations are associated with low salinity & low temp. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Agarwal, Vitul et al. #GeoHealth #WaterPollution

🌲🏠 ~39% of U.S. homes are in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI). Now, more fires burn houses. 🏘️🔥 This study builds a “Burning ExposHome” inventory to standardize WUI smoke mixture research. Average combustible mass ≈46,500 kg. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Chou, Chloe et al. #GeoHealth #Wildfires

🌵🫁Valley fever forecasting may improve by looking in the soil 🌱🌧️Study in AZ (2000–2022) found VF incidence tracked multi-year wet–dry & cool–hot soil cycles 🛡️Findings support adding soil indicators to early-warning systems DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Li, Qianqian et al. #GeoHealth #ValleyFever

🌊🌵 Using 400+ years of Ming–Qing China indices, this study applies adaptive fractal analysis to epidemics, droughts & floods. 🦠⏱️ Scaling ~16 yrs suggests major epidemics on avg not more often than ~every 32 yrs. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Gao, Jianbo et al. #GeoHealth #China #Epidemics

🔥 Study tests potential effectiveness of California Air Resources Board 2022 Scoping Plan wildfire mitigation (S3). 🏥 In 2035, S3 is linked to ~1,927 fewer premature deaths and major drops in asthma/respiratory ER visits. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Lindsey, Shannon et al. #GeoHealth #Wildfires

🌡️🦠 Hand foot and mouth disease risk in 13 Jiangsu cities (2015–2023) is non-linear: peak at ~24.8°C & ~89.2% RH. ☀️ Low wind + low sunshine raise risk. 🌫️ Air pollution (PM₂.₅/SO₂) boosts risk at high temps. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Liu, Xin et al. #GeoHealth #HandFootMouthDisease #Jiangsu

🌍🌦️ Droughts + floods can disrupt HIV care. 🏥 This study links open drought/flood data to IeDEA HIV clinic locations in 44 countries. 🛡️ Exposure varies within countries; Southern Africa clinics are especially vulnerable. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Arabadjis, S. D. et al. #GeoHealth #HIV

💧⚠️ High drainage density supports pathways for organic carbon, driving arsenic hotspots in the Ayeyarwady Delta (Myanmar). 🚨 71% of wells in the study area exceed WHO arsenic guidelines, posing significant health risks. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Hoque, Mo et al. #Myanmar #Arsenic #GeoHealth

🌬️🫁 California schoolkids in more vulnerable communities face more PM₂.₅ emissions. 📈 2016 PM₂.₅ caused an estimated 562 new asthma cases/100k. ⚖️ Racial disparities were present by race/ethnicity (+209 cases/100k). DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Lee, Hyung Joo et al. #AirQuality #GeoHealth

🌍💨 Study of 3 emission inventories (2015) show large discrepancies in annual total emissions. ⚖️ ~80% of global annual total PM2.5- and ozone-induced premature deaths from anthropogenic sources occurred in Asia and Africa. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Salah, Halima et al. #GeoHealth #AirQuality

🛰️ Study of 3 Islamabad, Pakistan drinking-water lakes tracked 1991–2020 with remote sensing. 🌧️🌡️ Lake area was linked to rainfall & shrank with rising temps. 🦠 Wet seasons had higher bacteria. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Ahmed, Toqeer et al. #ClimateChange #GeoHealth #WaterSecurity #Pakistan

🛡️🌱 Chicago study mapped soil lead citywide & linked it to child blood lead data. 💰 Income was the strongest elevated blood lead level predictor, but soil lead still added independent predictive power. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Thorstenson, Rome et al. #GeoHealth #Chicago #SoilLead

🧪👶 A Guilin, China study (2022–2023) finds 1st-trimester urinary heavy metal mixtures linked to adverse birth outcomes. 📈⚠️ Preterm birth & low birth weight risk increased with higher exposure. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Sun, Tianao et al. #Pregnancy #GeoHealth #MaternalHealth #Toxicology

🦟🏙️ Dengue in Guangzhou (2017–2019) clustered in urban core. 🌡️🌧️ Heatwaves + extreme rain matter with lags: daytime heatwave events ↑ cases (2 mo) & extreme precip strongest (3 mo). 🎯 Frequency often > intensity. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Ouyang, Xinqiu et al. #GeoHealth #Dengue #Guangzhou

🌫️🫁Short-term PM₂.₅ exposure in South Korea is linked to higher mortality from circulatory & respiratory diseases, with notable impacts in younger groups. 🏥Non-compliance with WHO limits led to ~186,800 years of life lost. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Ahn, Seoyeong et al. #AirPollution #GeoHealth

🦟 Warming temps may push malaria into PNG’s highlands. ⛰️ Population in suitable transmission zones could rise to 74% by 2040 (+2.8M due to climate change). 🛡️ Control needs may double, highlighting urgent climate-informed planning. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Karl, S. et al. #Malaria #GeoHealth

🦟🌊 Dengue in Sri Lanka’s Western Province is linked to climate teleconnections like ENSO, IOD, and ENSO Modoki. 📈 Extremes in these indices often precede case surges, supporting climate-based early warning for outbreaks. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Ehelepola, N. D. B. et al. #Dengue #GeoHealth

🔥🌫️ Wildfires are reshaping air pollution seasons. 🫁❤️ Satellite & ground data show a new August carbon monoxide peak after 2012 in Canada, linked to higher ER visits for heart and lung diseases. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Flood, Victoria et al. #WildfireSmoke #GeoHealth

🍳Improved biomass cookstoves in Lusaka didn’t significantly cut CO or PM₂.₅ exposure. Electric cooking did. 🔥Urban and seasonal air pollution mattered more than stove choice, emphasizing citywide air quality action. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Parsons, Stephanie et al. #GeoHealth #CleanCooking

🏭🌫️ PM₂.₅ in Thailand’s haze season is driven by biomass burning, industry & transport. 🌍 Foreign burning contributes up to 38% in mainland Thailand. 🔥 Cutting regional fires could reduce PM₂.₅ health burden by ~20%. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Thongsame, W. et al. #AirQuality #PM25 #GeoHealth

🦟 New mechanistic model links climate → mosquito habitat → dengue risk. 🌧️ Applied to Sri Lanka, it shows climate drivers of Aedes vary by location, but weather signals carry through to dengue. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Yasanayake, C. N. et al #Dengue #GeoHealth

🌫️ In Virginia, power plants drive the largest pollution inequalities, while vehicle emissions grew more unequal even as totals fell. ⚖️ Targeting sources, not just emissions, matters for environmental justice. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Henneman, Lucas et al. #AirQuality #EnvJustice #GeoHealth

🌿🦠 Landscape fragmentation strongly shapes scrub typhus risk in China. 🌲 Forest & cropland fragmentation raise risk, especially at urban–nature edges. 🔮 Projections show land-use planning is key to disease prevention. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Han, Ling et al. #GeoHealth #ScrubTyphus

🌡️🏙️ New model maps hourly urban temperatures using crowdsourced weather stations and Bayesian methods. 🔥🏘️ Model reveals neighborhood heat hotspots missed by standard datasets, showing dense areas face hotter days and nights. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Marquès, Eva et al. #UrbanHeat #GeoHealth

🦟🌧️ Climate-based dengue forecasts outperform case-only models at 3–6 month lead times in Colombian cities. 🌊 Sea surface temperatures are key predictors, supporting early warning systems for outbreak preparedness. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Beal, Maxwell et al. #Dengue #GeoHealth #Climate

🛰️ New physics-based method maps satellite NO₂ directly to U.S. neighborhoods, revealing strong racial & income-based pollution disparities. 🩺 Disparities are largest on most polluted days, raising equity & health concerns. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Jin, Xiaomeng et al. #AirQuality #GeoHealth

🌾Less flooding in rice paddies cuts methane + lowers arsenic & mercury in grain. 💧Driest conditions boosted cadmium 50–97% (above CODEX limit) and reduced yields. 🌍Water management = climate + food safety tradeoff. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Seyfferth, Angelia et al. #FoodSafety #GeoHealth

🐦🦠 New study maps H5N1 risk in the Philippines using MaxEnt + eBird + remote sensing. 📌 High-risk areas: Metro Manila & Central Luzon. 🌧️ Key drivers: rainfall, population density, and local birds (tree sparrow, zebra dove). DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Sayseng & Chuang #H5N1 #GeoHealth

🌫️ Dust near the shrinking Great Salt Lake carries pollutant metals. 🏜️ Study finds highest dust flux near playa and high metals near Ogden. 👶 Kids 0–6 are most vulnerable, but dust suppression could reduce risk. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Putman, Annie L. et al. #GreatSaltLake #GeoHealth

🕷️SFTS (a high-mortality tick-borne disease) shows strong short-term links to weather. 🌡️In Xinyang (2013–2023), risk rose at 18–23°C, specific pressure ranges, high winds, and long sunshine, humidity not significant. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025... Hu, Quanman et al. #SFTS #GeoHealth #EarlyWarning

🫁🗺️TB cases in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye cluster in hotspots tied to overcrowding, poverty, poor environment & limited healthcare access. 📉 Cases are decreasing, but hotspots persist, requiring equity-based TB control. DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Çelik, Mehmet et al. #TB #PublicHealth #GeoHealth