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A Holy River at Risk
The iconic Jordan River is threatened by pollution, overuse, and climate change, but efforts are underway to save it
Air Quality, Health, and Climate Conversations
More than 90 percent of the world breathes polluted air
Survival, Subsistence, and Food Sovereignty in Alaska
Laws around subsistence hunting and fishing in Alaska are not protecting the Indigenous peoples who rely on it
COP27 Produced a Triple Burden for Climate Policy—And That's Bad News for Global Health
The conference created a "loss and damage" fund but failed on mitigation and adaptation
The Midterm Elections and U.S. Policy on Public and Global Health
The elections produced double-edged results for U.S. efforts to strengthen public health at home and abroad
Three Years In
As India approaches the third anniversary of COVID, Ramanan Laxminarayan takes the temperature of the country's health
The Rise of Infectious Diseases Due to Climate Change
Building resilience to climate-linked diseases in India and other countries and communities most at risk
Seventeen Years Later, HBO Film "Katrina Babies" Asks Child Hurricane Survivors How They Feel
"In America, especially during disaster, Black children are not even a thought"
Building for Heat
Heat waves are taking lives, draining rivers, parching crops, and motivating efforts to adapt to climate change
In Parched Zimbabwe, Climate Change Pushes Tsetse to New Areas
Health experts will monitor tsetse-caused sleeping sickness to stem its spread
From Scalpels to Security
Examining the intersection of global surgery, climate change, and human security
Tackling Food Security and Sustainability
At last week's World Trade Organization ministerial conference, negotiators found their sea legs
Climate Change and Incarceration
People in prison are vulnerable to extreme temperatures, diseases, and displacement