Exploring the limitations in how ChatGPT introduces environmental justice issues in the United States: A case study of 3,108 counties

J Kim, J Lee, KM Jang, I Lourentzou - Telematics and Informatics, 2024 - Elsevier
The potential of Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, has sparked discussions among
researchers and the public. This study empirically explores the capabilities and limitations of …

[HTML][HTML] Urban heat island impacts on heat-related cardiovascular morbidity: A time series analysis of older adults in US metropolitan areas

SE Cleland, W Steinhardt, LM Neas, JJ West… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Many United States (US) cities are experiencing urban heat islands (UHIs) and
climate change-driven temperature increases. Extreme heat increases cardiovascular …

Higher temperatures in socially vulnerable US communities increasingly limit safe use of electric fans for cooling

LA Parsons, F Lo, A Ward, D Shindell, SR Raman - GeoHealth, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As the globe warms, people will increasingly need affordable, safe methods to stay cool and
minimize the worst health impacts of heat exposure. One of the cheapest cooling methods is …

[HTML][HTML] Satellite data for environmental justice: a scoping review of the literature in the United States

TK Sayyed, U Ovienmhada, M Kashani… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In support of the environmental justice (EJ) movement, researchers, activists, and
policymakers often use environmental data to document evidence of the unequal distribution …

Protecting populations from the health harms of air pollution

J Sullivan, C Sorensen - bmj, 2023 - bmj.com
The linked study by Liu and colleagues (doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-075203) sheds new light on
the pervasive harms of air pollution and exemplifies how climate change—and the human …

Reimagining Urban Spaces: Green Spaces, Obesity, and Health Resilience in an Era of Extreme Heat

L Tu, S Marzouk, KN Dowdell, FC Stanford - Journal of Urban Health, 2024 - Springer
Record-breaking heat waves intensified by climate change pose both environmental and
health threats, necessitating a balance between urban sustainability and well-being …

[HTML][HTML] Disparities in the impact of heat wave definitions on emergency department visits during the first year of life among preterm and full-term infants in California

A Teyton, A Ndovu, RJ Baer, G Bandoli… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Heat waves will be aggravated due to climate change, making this a critical
public health threat. However, heat wave definitions to activate alert systems can be …

Building Local Climate Health Equity Into a Resilience Hub Framework

JA Wilken, ME Huff, K Baja, J Balbus - Public Health Reports, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
One promising model for this kind of community-led, bottom-up resilience planning is to use
place-based resilience hubs originated by one of the authors (KB) and further developed …

Premature Deaths Due To Heat Exposure: The Potential Effects of Neighborhood‐Level Versus City‐Level Acclimatization Within US Cities

D Shindell, R Hunter, G Faluvegi, L Parsons - Geohealth, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
For the population of a given US city, the risk of premature death associated with heat
exposure increases as temperatures rise, but risks in hotter cities are generally lower than in …

Heatwave Frequency and Disability Status: Thermal Inequities in the US South

J Chakraborty - Disability and Health Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Although extreme heat has been found to be disproportionately distributed with
respect to socially disadvantaged and marginalized groups, persons with disabilities have …