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The PlanetLab @DukeU is working to understand how humans are impacting the Earth in ways that compromise our own health and well-being in order to create truly sustainable solutions.
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Understanding Earth Systems and Community Resilience to Reduce Suffering due to Global Change.
Durham, NC, USA 加入时间 Kasım 2022
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Declare the health impacts of climate change a global health emergency.
NOW!
Please....
action.ukhealthalliance.org/page/134456/pe…
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@DukeEnvironment 's Dani Meyer-Arrivillaga shows the next generation of scientists the magic of Geology!
@DukeEnvironment @DukeU @NichInstitute
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How can innovations in the financial and insurance sectors and partnerships with philanthropy help communities reduce impacts of #ExtremeHeat? Read highlights from an expert panel organized by @DukeU and hosted by @Holland_Knight during #ClimateWeekNYC. bit.ly/sept19wrap
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It’s National Energy Awareness Month.
Take control of your energy usage and energy costs by getting a home energy audit.
What’s more, tax credits are available for professional audits. Go to the “Home Improvement” tab at energy.gov/save/homeowners.
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With #heatwaves & #floods making headlines this year, I write about how it affects #health & #economic #development, especially in #SouthAsia @Diplomat_APAC @DukeEnvironment
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Studies show that historically Black neighborhoods often have hotter temps than other parts of cities, notes @Nature. “We have a lot of great research that we need to mobilize into feasible and effective policy solutions,” said @DukeU expert @AshleyWardNC. nature.com/articles/d4158…
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We’re excited to have Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment, & Sustainability join us amongst a group of exciting new partners! Read more here: n-ewn.org/duke-universit… @DukeEnvironment
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Fervo Energy is utilizing fracking techniques to extract geothermal energy from hot rocks, aiming to displace fossil fuels. This method, known as enhanced geothermal, has shown promising results, with successful tests in Utah and Nevada.
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Indigenous groups in Jujuy, Argentina, are protesting against lithium mining. The metal is crucial for batteries in electronics and electric vehicles but poses a threat to their traditional way of living due to water demand.
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#Famine in #Madagascar is caused by #ClimateChange, #Deforestation, #Poverty, #PopulationGrowth and government mismanagement.
@HIHngo is working hard to address these issues before they impact the region just to the north.
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@basanta58_raj Also flooding in Kagbeni-
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This extreme rainfall in the rain shadow some of the Himalayas. The monitoring data will helps us to calibrate the model for the loss and damage estimation.
Christoff Andermann@ChrisAndermann
Lete Kali Gandaki hydrology station hit by Mustang landslide dam lake outburst flood #LLOF this morning. Maybe it is still recording 🤔 ? I am operating this station since 2012 @GFZ_Potsdam
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PlanetLab PI Brian G McAdoo (@radtsunami) lectures on #climatescience at the Climate and Sustainability Summer Institute @DukeinDC.
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“It is also a terrible discrimination because the first victims of extreme heat are poor people,” Mr. Santamouris said. “Ninety percent of those who died in 2003 were low-income people.”
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Naming heatwaves!
“The most recent #heatwave — called #Cerberus for the multiheaded dog that guards the gates of the underworld — tilted temperatures well above 37 C (99 F)…”.
@DukeEnvironment @ph_alliance @AshleyWardNC nytimes.com/2023/07/14/wor…
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#HeatWaves kill more #marginalized people in wealthy countries than ALL OTHER DISASTERS COMBINED.
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Summer Heat Waves Killed 61,000 in Europe Last Year, Study Says nytimes.com/2023/07/10/cli…
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last few days to apply! feel free to contact me with any questions.
Dr. Miyuki Hino@_miyukihino
🚨 job alert! @fldhzd and I are hiring a post-doc to work on a @CoastalResilCtr project examining (in)equity in flood mitigation, exposure, and recovery. Target start date January 2024. Come join our very interdisciplinary crew! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/259032
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Answers to these questions will inform the efforts of @HIHngo to help communities conserve critical rainforest resources.
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This month, the PlanetLab @dukeenvironment is working in SE Madagascar with @HIHngo to understand how #climatechange is impacting human and lemur communities.
#PlanetaryHealth @ph_alliance
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This is what the water source looks like in many villages. How will they change as rainfall becomes more erratic? Will drought migrate north? Do more powerful tropical cyclones flush more pathogens into the system?
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#Water is key to survival but also carries pathogens that impact all animals in and around the Manombo Special Reserve. How is the changing climate impacting this critical resource?
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