The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution, on Thursday 28 July 2022, declaring access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, a universal human right. This declaration will change…
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The Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge publishes the National Air Quality Index (ICA), which provides real-time, easy-to-understand data on the quality of air measured by the…
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Born with the mission of moving towards a new generation of chemical risk assessment methods in order to protect the health and the environment. The European Partnership for the Assessment…
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The journal Gigabyte (1), with support from the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (2), hosted at the World Health Organization, has published a special series of…
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Global warming is causing extreme heat events resulting in increased morbidity and mortality in locations unaccustomed to this phenomenon. It is well known that episodes of extreme temperature have significant…
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West Nile virus is the most geographically widespread arbovirus in the world. Identifying the links between environmental variables and the circulation of the virus is the main challenge when addressing…
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Effects of local factors on adaptation to heat in Spain (1983–2018). There is a biological (physiological) acclimatisation of the population to heat, but there is also a number of…
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Integrating information on the role of mosquitoes in the transmission of pathogens to wildlife Mosquitoes play a central role in the transmission of diseases to people, livestock and wildlife. As…
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Comment to article: Are climate change and mental health correlated? Reference: Ramadan, A.M.H. y Ataallah, A.G. (2021) Are climate change and mental health correlated? General Psychiatry 34, e100648. 10.1136/gpsych-2021-100648 …
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Comment to article: “Reducing the health effects of hot weather and heat extremes: from personal cooling strategies to green cities”. Referencia: Jay O, Capon A, Berry P, Broderick C, de…
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