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Environmental Health Scientists at Leading Universities Launch Video Series
In a new collaborative video series, environmental health scientists from leading universities across the country speak about the work they do to expose the invisible threats in our environment—from the air we breathe to the products we use—and offer practical tips on how we can protect ourselves.
The series, called Environmental Health Works, kicks off with a short introductory video featuring environmental health department chairs from Boston University, Columbia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, the University of Michigan, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Washington, who explain—in plain language—why environmental health science is vital for all our lives.
WHO Quantitative Risk Assessment
The WHO released an updated report to the Assessment released in 2000. Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is estimated to cause approximately 250,000 excess deaths per year. Of these, 38,000 is expected to be due to heat exposure in elderly people, 48,000 due to diarrhea, 60,000 due to malaria, and 95,000 due to childhood undernutrition.
New York State Climate Impacts Assessment
In partnership with leading academic institutions, science organizations, community leaders, and others, New York State has undertaken a comprehensive research effort to enable decision-makers at all levels—from individual residents, businesses, and landowners to municipal and state government—to better understand the impacts of climate change and make informed choices about how to prepare for them. The assessment also strives to show how addressing climate change provides opportunities to enhance equity and reduce the vulnerability of those most at risk.
International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th Assessment Report
Released between August 2021 and March 2023, this is the most comprehensive report on the current scientific knowledge of climate change.
- Working Group I report: Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis
- Working Group II report: Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
- Working Group III report: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change
- Synthesis report: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report
Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA) Report
Much of the development of NCA5 was built upon the approaches and processes used to create the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), with a goal of continuously advancing an inclusive, diverse, and sustained process for assessing and communicating scientific knowledge on the impacts, risks, and vulnerabilities associated with a changing global climate.