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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · 19d

Elected AGU Union Fellow: Tracey Holloway, University of Wisconsin Madison.

Recipient of the GeoHealth Section Award: Helen Nguyen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Recipient of the GeoHealth Section Early Career Award: Christopher Tessum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · 19d

🌍🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 American Geophysical Union Honorees! Special shout-outs to award winners from the AGU GeoHealth section. CONGRATULATIONS!

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Aug 11

Sign up to join our @agugeohealth.bsky.social webinar this Friday! Rima Habre, ScD will present on 🌏 Where GeoHealth Meets Exposomics: A Case Study of Wildfire-Related Exposures and Health Risks 🔥

Registration link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Aug 5

‼️ Webinar alert
The next AGU GeoHealth Quarterly Seminar will feature Rima Habre, ScD from USC. 🌍 Where GeoHealth Meets Exposomics: A Case Study of
Wildfire-Related Exposures and Health Risks 🔬

Friday, August 15, 2025, 11am -12:30 pm CST

Registration link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Aug 5

Dr. Habre will share research from the USC CLIMA Climate and Health Center, demonstrating how GeoHealth is essential to understanding climate-related exposures, adaptation vulnerabilities, and health risks—particularly in the context of wildfires.

AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Aug 5

‼️ Webinar alert
The next AGU GeoHealth Quarterly Seminar will feature Rima Habre, ScD from USC. 🌍 Where GeoHealth Meets Exposomics: A Case Study of
Wildfire-Related Exposures and Health Risks 🔬

Friday, August 15, 2025, 11am -12:30 pm CST

Registration link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Jul 24

Early career #GeoHealth researchers, unleash your creativity in @agugeohealth.bsky.social Data Visualization Competition! Share your compelling scientific figures, animations, or interactive maps by Aug 30, 2025, to win a free 2026 AGU membership!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Jul 17

🔍 Interested in learning more about the impact of dust on society? Here are two key papers co-authored by Dr. Tong:
🩺 Health and safety impacts: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
💰 Economic costs of dust storms: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Jul 17

This invitation to speak at the UN is a powerful recognition of the growing importance of dust research, and a proud moment for the #GeoHealth and #atmosphericscience communities.

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Jul 17

In addition to his role at AGU, Dr. Tong serves as Chair of the @wmo-global.bsky.social Sand and Dust Storms Warning Advisory and Assessment System (SDS-WAS), a global program for monitoring and mitigating the impacts of sand and dust storms worldwide.

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Jul 17

Daniel Tong, President of the AGU GeoHealth Section, was invited to speak at the UN High-Level Sand and Dust Storm Meeting at the UN General Assembly No. 79 Meeting, held in honor of the International Day for Combating Sand and Dust Storms (July 12).

To view the speech: media.un.org/unifeed/en/a...

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Jul 1

📢 The July AGU GeoHealth Newsletter is out!
Check it out here:
drive.google.com/file/d/10kYe...

#AGU25 #ISESISEE #GEOHEALTH

AGU-GH_Newsletter_v8No2_Jul2025.pdf

drive.google.com

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Jun 16

Meet our @agugeohealth.bsky.social Early Career Committee members around the country!
Also keep an eye on the latest Navigating GeoHealth Careers in NGOs and Industry event organized by the Committee: www.agu.org/events/webin...

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Jun 1

To submit article ideas on One Health collaborations, partnerships, and other One Health topics, email [email protected].

AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Jun 1

💡 Interested in contributing insights to #OneEarth #Geohealth? Check out the opportunity!

The K-State One Health Newsletter is accepting articles until July 1, 2025 for the Fall 2025 issue. Please review past issues and the Author Guidelines at olathe.k-state.edu/research/one...

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Read scientific articles about various topics in One Health written by One Health advocates, students and professionals from around the world.

olathe.k-state.edu

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · May 29

🚨 Webinar Alert! 🚨
In the GeoHealth field and interested in exploring career options in #Industry and #NGOs? Please join us hearing from our panelists from Amazon, EDF, and Sonoma Tech.

Register here: www.agu.org/events/webin...

Hosteed by: @agugeohealth.bsky.social Early Career Committee

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Apr 25

The Panel is happening now!!

AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Apr 23

[Updated Panelist] Please join us for a Panel Discussion -- Sustaining Climate & Health Research: A Conversation with Funders, featuring panelists from NSF, Wellcome Trust, and UCSF.

Still time to register to join us this Friday! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Apr 25

Gisel Guzman-Echavarria from ASU presents heat stress and thermal comfort derived from survey participants in AZ and "heat avoided" at the individual level.

AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Apr 25

Luke Parsons from the Nature Conservancy presents how heat and humidity can limit the metabolic rate and physical activity in the context of global warming.

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Apr 25

Bryttani Wooten from UNC presents the heat impact on adverse birth outcomes for Black women in North Carolina, linking these health impacts to the historical context of structural racism.

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Apr 25

Prof Dan Westervelt from Columbia/Lamont presents his research estimating surface PM2.5 in Africa by combining satellite data, ML, and surface measurements.

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Apr 25

Stephanie Cleland presents the co-occurrence of wildfire smoke and extreme heat in British Columbia in Canada, showing an increasing trend in the co-occurrence of heat and smoke over last decade.

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Apr 25

Matt Sparks from the University of Waterloo is presenting on co-impacts of heat and air pollution on human health and adaptation behavior. His work found that hazard days increase under climate change, but mitigation policies and adaptation strategies help reduce health impacts.

AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Apr 25

Professor Azar Abadi from UAB is presenting the effects of drought on human health through complex and various pathways -- both direct and indirect threats to health.

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Apr 25

The 2025 Joint AGU/AMS Climate and Health Showcase is happening now! In the afternoon session, we have Professor Jennifer Vanos from ASU presenting her research on the impacts of cooling centers in Arizona on users' multiple health metrics.

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AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · Apr 25

If your work has been impacted by the recent pause and changes in EHP, please check out an announcement from AGU Geohealth Journal @geohealthjournal.bsky.social

We hope your important research can find a home #geohealth

#AGU #SciencePublishing #EnvironmentalHealth

AGU GeoHealth Journal @geohealthjournal.bsky.social · Apr 25

1/2 - While we feel deeply sorry for the pause of EHP publications, we the AGU GeoHealth journal would like to help! If you have a manuscript that was recently withdrawn from EHP, the AGU GeoHealth journal would be happy to consider your manuscript. If your manuscript has been peer-reviewed...

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