Climate change is fueling unhealthy sugar consumption in the US

As temperatures rise, added sugar intake increases in the U.S., particularly among low-income households, underscoring the need for targeted interventions. Read More

Study links climate change to increased sugar consumption

New research suggests that rising heat from climate change is pushing Americans to consume more sugary drinks and treats -- with some potential health risks. Read More

The Heart Under Heat: Why Climate Change Matters To Me (and You)

When the body faces extreme heat, it works hard to cool itself. It’s basic physiology one learns the first year in medical school: blood vessels dilate, heart rate climbs, and cardiac output rises. Read More

How Global Warming Is Impacting People’s Health?

Assumptions regarding global warming typically include melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and extreme weather, but often overlook how this global phenomenon directly affects us as individuals. Read More

Doctors Step Up Against the Climate Health Emergency

Canadian emergency medicine resident Julia Sawatzky had an eye-opening experience early in her medical training that reshaped her understanding of the climate crisis’s health impact. During a shift in ... Read More

Summer nights are getting warmer due to climate change, sparking health concerns

Extreme heat is the leading weather-related killer in the United States. When you typically think about extreme heat, a sweltering, sunny day may come first to mind. But climate scientists are also ... Read More

Climate change responsible for 1,700 heat-related deaths in a single European region, study finds

Climate change was responsible for 1,700 heat-related deaths in the Swiss canton of Zurich between 1969 and 2018, according to new research from the University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise ... Read More

Food choices affect climate

It’s one of the most impactful climate decisions we make, and we make it multiple times a day. The U.N. estimates about a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, the main driver of climate ... Read More

Climate Change, Regulation and Health

In “How Trump E.P.A. Is Giving Up Role of U.S. Protector” (front page, Aug. 4), about the recent E.P.A. reversal of its previous finding that climate change is endangering the American people, David ... Read More

How climate change endangers mothers and children

This story is a collaboration between Vox and Grist and builds on Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis, a project by Vox, Grist, and The 19th that examines how climate change impacts ... Read More