Health‐Damaging Climate Events Highlight the Need for Interdisciplinary, Engaged Research

Stowell, Jennifer D.; Anenberg, Susan; Zaitchik, Benjamin F.; Tong, Daniel Q.; Horwell, Claire J.; Stolle, Dennis P.; Colwell, Rita R.; McEntee, Christine

Abstract

In 2023 human populations experienced multiple record‐breaking climate events, with widespread impacts on human health and well‐being. These events include extreme heat domes, drought, severe storms, flooding, and wildfires. Due to inherent lags in the climate system, we can expect such extremes to continue for multiple decades after reaching net zero carbon emissions. Unfortunately, despite these significant current and future impacts, funding for research in climate and health has lagged behind that for other geoscience and biomedical research. While some initial efforts from funding agencies are evident, there is still a significant need to increase the resources available for multidisciplinary research in the face of this issue. As a group of experts at this important intersection, we call for a more concerted effort to encourage interdisciplinary and policy‐relevant investigations into the detrimental health effects of continued climate change.

Citation

Stowell, J. D., Anenberg, S., Zaitchik, B. F., Tong, D. Q., Horwell, C. J., Stolle, D. P., …McEntee, C. (2024). Health‐Damaging Climate Events Highlight the Need for Interdisciplinary, Engaged Research. Geohealth, 8(2), Article e2024GH001022. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024gh001022

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 6, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Feb 16, 2024
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2024
• Deposit Date: Apr 5, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2024
• Journal: GeoHealth
• Publisher: John Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 2
• Article Number: e2024GH001022
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2024gh001022
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2257966