Heat kills, more than we think and we can see. Heat intensified by climate change kills even more. For the 1st time, we conducted a rapid impact attribution study looking at the additional deaths that occurred due to climate change across 12 cities in Europe, in close to real-time: shorturl.at/mv6ms

This study is led by Dr. Qing Yao, in collaboration with Victoria Lynch, Molei Liu, ‪@wuxiao1993.bsky.social‬, and @robbieparks.bsky.social‬. Great pleasure discussing our findings with Sarah Kaplan and Kevin Crowe at the Washington Post. The preprint has not been peer-reviewed. ‪End/

A small team of us at Columbia (Sen Pei, Qing Yao, and me) collaborated with @washingtonpost.com to create a data-driven story about Hurricane Helene flooding and lack of evacuation added to the severe impacts: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Great coverage of paper from @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

Planes de salud, calor, salud mental... Un combo cada vez más preocupante. Los investigadores solicitan apoyo específico para proteger a las comunidades vulnerables. #SaludPública

A global review finds most heat-health plans mention #mentalhealth but lack real interventions. As extreme #heat intensifies, researchers call for targeted support to protect vulnerable communities. #ClimateAdaptation #PublicHealth DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s405...

This gap aligns closely with findings from a recent report by @physoc.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social, which highlighted the urgent need to integrate mental health into climate adaptation strategies.

📢 A major new review has found that while over 75% of heat-health action plans mention mental health, only a fifth include any targeted interventions.

🌡️ Out today! The first-ever review on how #MentalHealth features in Heat Health Action Plans is out now in #CurrentEnvironmentalHealthReports! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ClimateHealth #PublicHealth #HeatAction #MentalWellbeing Details below:

Also important to note -- considerable racial disparities in both maternal and infant health have persisted over the past 25y. So overall, amidst reasons for optimism with respect to trends, we shouldn't lose sight of work still to do. 4/n @robbieparks.bsky.social +Seth Flaxman

Has maternal mortality been increasing in the US? Previous reports have noted a drastic increase in US maternal mortality. This was largely among "cause unspecified" deaths, leading to suggestions that some or all of these trends may be driven by changes in reporting. We took a closer look. 1/n

Has been amazing to visit the @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Global Center in Santiago Chile! Many exciting projects on the horizon…

This paper was also one of NIEHS's papers of the month for March 2025! factor.niehs.nih.gov/2025/2/paper...

"The last 10 years have been the 10 warmest years on record," a direct outcome of ongoing fossil fuel emissions, and this signals that warming risks could be even more dramatic than thought, says climate scientist Radley Horton of @lamontearth.bsky.social @columbiaclimate.bsky.social. Via @npr.org.

For the urban health - climate folks, the IPCC still has a call out for Chapter scientists to contribute to the IPCC Special report on Climate Change and Cities. The deadline is midnight CET on Friday 14 Feb🌹 In case of interest ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/posts/ipcc_i...

A study in Nature Medicine reports greater mortality from infectious and parasitic diseases, injuries and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases associated with exposures to flooding events in the US, particularly floods caused by tropical cyclones and heavy rain. #Medsky 🧪

A study in Nature Medicine reports greater mortality from infectious and parasitic diseases, injuries and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases associated with exposures to flooding events in the US, particularly floods caused by tropical cyclones and heavy rain. #Medsky 🧪

Check out our new work on floods and mortality in the U.S. An excellent 🧵 below @robbieparks.bsky.social

Calling folks from @katharinehayhoe.com 's "Climate and Pub. Health" starter pack: @robbieparks.bsky.social @jonlevybu.bsky.social @subu.bsky.social @drhelenmac.bsky.social @profjasonwest.bsky.social @gaurabbasu.bsky.social @kaichenyale.bsky.social @lisapatel.bsky.social @jjbuonocore.bsky.social

physics of climate impacts 101: - Stuff gets hot (worse heatwaves) - Hot air holds more water vapor (heavier rainfall) - Hot air is thirstier air (higher drought risk) - Warm water is hurricane food (stronger storms) - Hot water expands and hot ice melts (sea level rise)

New paper out today in @natureportfolio.bsky.social showing cause-specific mortality from large floods in the US and their extended effects months after. Awesome collaboration with @columbiaclimate.bsky.social @harvardchanschool.bsky.social. Excellent 🧵below from colleague @robbieparks.bsky.social.

Out today in @natureportfolio.bsky.social Nature Medicine: Large floods drive changes in cause-specific mortality in the United States. Short 🧵 below. @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @columbiaclimate.bsky.social @uarizona.bsky.social @harvardchanschool.bsky.social: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A new A.I. tool from DeepMind, a Google company in London that develops A.I. applications, has achieved what its makers call unmatched skill and speed in devising 15-day weather forecasts.

Fascinating talk hosted by the Columbia Global Center and @adamtooze.bsky.social about the international view of US elections. As discussed, many won’t understand or want to hear this, but a lot of people worldwide are actually happy with the result, v disappointed w/ the outgoing administration:

🚨🧠 In our new Nature Mental Health 📰 we highlight the impacts of climate change on mental health, and the relevance for international climate governance. Published at #COP29 #Healthday 🌍! Have a read ⤵️ nature.com/articles/s4422…

What a great #AHA24 Scientific Sessions ♥️ @ahascience.bsky.social

Wonderful session at the @americanheart.bsky.social meeting on climate change and cardiovascular health in the global south. Thanks for inviting me and look forward to the paper we’ll be writing out of the session

We Europeans need to practice survival in a rapidly changing climate - my opinion piece, focussed on Spain, but could equally have been written 3 years ago after the deadly floods in Germany . We've not learned enough & that costs lives and livelihoods. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Good to see so many familiar faces here :) and so many new friends!