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Sen Pei @senpei.bsky.social · 2d

This study was led by Dr. Qing Yao, with great collaboration with Victoria Lynch, Molei Liu, @wuxiao1993.bsky.social and @robbieparks.bsky.social.

Check out the press release from Columbia Mailman. www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/hurrica...

Hurricane Evacuation Patterns Differ Based on Where the Storm Hits

People in coastal areas with frequent hurricane exposure are more likely to travel out of harm’s way compared to people in inland areas who are more likely to stay put.

www.publichealth.columbia.edu

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Emily Theokritoff @etheokritoff.bsky.social · Jul 11

Heat kills, more than we think and we can see. Heat intensified by climate change kills even more. For the 1st time, we conducted a rapid impact attribution study looking at the additional deaths that occurred due to climate change across 12 cities in Europe, in close to real-time: shorturl.at/mv6ms

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Sen Pei @senpei.bsky.social · Jul 22

This study is led by Dr. Qing Yao, in collaboration with Victoria Lynch, Molei Liu, ‪@wuxiao1993.bsky.social‬, and @robbieparks.bsky.social‬. Great pleasure discussing our findings with Sarah Kaplan and Kevin Crowe at the Washington Post. The preprint has not been peer-reviewed. ‪End/

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Robbie M. Parks @robbieparks.bsky.social · Jul 22

A small team of us at Columbia (Sen Pei, Qing Yao, and me) collaborated with @washingtonpost.com to create a data-driven story about Hurricane Helene flooding and lack of evacuation added to the severe impacts:

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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Robbie M. Parks @robbieparks.bsky.social · Jun 3

Great coverage of paper from @sciam.bsky.social:

www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

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𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑎 @reverdeconcausa.bsky.social · Jun 2

Planes de salud, calor, salud mental...

Un combo cada vez más preocupante.
Los investigadores solicitan apoyo específico para proteger a las comunidades vulnerables. #SaludPública

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MUSER PRESS @muser.press · May 31

A global review finds most heat-health plans mention #mentalhealth but lack real interventions. As extreme #heat intensifies, researchers call for targeted support to protect vulnerable communities. #ClimateAdaptation #PublicHealth
DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s405...

Most heat-health plans neglect mental health risks from extreme heat • Muser Press

A new review published in Current Environmental Health Reports offers a global assessment of how mental health is addressed in official heat-health action plans

www.muser.press

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Andrew Mackenzie @awmackenzie.bsky.social · May 28

This gap aligns closely with findings from a recent report by @physoc.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social, which highlighted the urgent need to integrate mental health into climate adaptation strategies.

A Critical Gap in Addressing Mental Health in Heat-Health Action Plans Worldwide - Current Environmental Health Reports

Purpose of Review Extreme heat is associated with mental health conditions such as suicide, anxiety, and substance use disorders. However, the integration of mental health in heat-health planning rema...

doi.org

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Andrew Mackenzie @awmackenzie.bsky.social · May 28

📢 A major new review has found that while over 75% of heat-health action plans mention mental health, only a fifth include any targeted interventions.

A Critical Gap in Addressing Mental Health in Heat-Health Action Plans Worldwide - Current Environmental Health Reports

Purpose of Review Extreme heat is associated with mental health conditions such as suicide, anxiety, and substance use disorders. However, the integration of mental health in heat-health planning rema...

doi.org

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Robbie M. Parks @robbieparks.bsky.social · May 27

#tldr: Our new review found that while most Heat Health Action Plans mention mental health, very few detail specific impacts or include targeted interventions, highlighting a critical gap to be addressed in heat policies under climate change:

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A Critical Gap in Addressing Mental Health in Heat-Health Action Plans Worldwide - Current Environmental Health Reports

Purpose of Review Extreme heat is associated with mental health conditions such as suicide, anxiety, and substance use disorders. However, the integration of mental health in heat-health planning rema...

link.springer.com

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Robbie M. Parks @robbieparks.bsky.social · May 27

👏 Huge congratulations to Allison Stewart-Ruano, our wonderful PhD student, and co-authors for this crucial work: #ClimateHealth #PublicHealth #HeatAction #MentalWellbeing

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A Critical Gap in Addressing Mental Health in Heat-Health Action Plans Worldwide - Current Environmental Health Reports

Purpose of Review Extreme heat is associated with mental health conditions such as suicide, anxiety, and substance use disorders. However, the integration of mental health in heat-health planning rema...

link.springer.com

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Robbie M. Parks @robbieparks.bsky.social · May 27

🌍 We're seeing promising examples of integration (e.g., Southern Australia's heatwave early warning system: www.health.gov.au/sites/defaul...). It's time to ensure these vital mental health protections are routinely integrated into heat policies.

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Robbie M. Parks @robbieparks.bsky.social · May 27

🔎 How well is this reflected in Heat Health Action Plans (HHAPs)?
👍 75.9% of HHAPs mention mental health.
🤔 But only 31.3% acknowledge specific heat-mental health impacts.
👎 And only 21.7% include targeted interventions.

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Robbie M. Parks @robbieparks.bsky.social · May 27

😰 Growing evidence links extreme heat to negative mental health outcomes, from increased mortality in those with pre-existing conditions to higher psychiatric admissions.

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Robbie M. Parks @robbieparks.bsky.social · May 27

🌡️ Out today! The first-ever review on how #MentalHealth features in Heat Health Action Plans is out now in #CurrentEnvironmentalHealthReports!

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ClimateHealth #PublicHealth #HeatAction #MentalWellbeing

Details below:

A Critical Gap in Addressing Mental Health in Heat-Health Action Plans Worldwide - Current Environmental Health Reports

Purpose of Review Extreme heat is associated with mental health conditions such as suicide, anxiety, and substance use disorders. However, the integration of mental health in heat-health planning rema...

link.springer.com

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ambilinski.bsky.social @ambilinski.bsky.social · Apr 29

Also important to note -- considerable racial disparities in both maternal and infant health have persisted over the past 25y.

So overall, amidst reasons for optimism with respect to trends, we shouldn't lose sight of work still to do. 4/n

@robbieparks.bsky.social +Seth Flaxman

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ambilinski.bsky.social @ambilinski.bsky.social · Apr 29

Has maternal mortality been increasing in the US?

Previous reports have noted a drastic increase in US maternal mortality. This was largely among "cause unspecified" deaths, leading to suggestions that some or all of these trends may be driven by changes in reporting.

We took a closer look. 1/n

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Robbie M. Parks @robbieparks.bsky.social · Mar 4

Absolutely let’s talk!

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Robbie M. Parks @robbieparks.bsky.social · Mar 4

Has been amazing to visit the @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Global Center in Santiago Chile! Many exciting projects on the horizon…

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Robbie M. Parks @robbieparks.bsky.social · Mar 3

This paper was also one of NIEHS's papers of the month for March 2025!

factor.niehs.nih.gov/2025/2/paper...

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · Feb 17

"The last 10 years have been the 10 warmest years on record," a direct outcome of ongoing fossil fuel emissions, and this signals that warming risks could be even more dramatic than thought, says climate scientist Radley Horton of @lamontearth.bsky.social @columbiaclimate.bsky.social. Via @npr.org.

January wasn't expected to break global temperature records. But it did

The planet has been shattering heat records for the past two years. That was expected to ease in January — and the fact that it didn't has climate researchers worried.

www.npr.org

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Kim R. van Daalen @daalenkim.bsky.social · Feb 13

For the urban health - climate folks, the IPCC still has a call out for Chapter scientists to contribute to the IPCC Special report on Climate Change and Cities.

The deadline is midnight CET on Friday 14 Feb🌹

In case of interest ⬇️
www.linkedin.com/posts/ipcc_i...

IPCC on LinkedIn: IPCC Working Group II TSU Call for Chapter Scientists | 19 comments

📣 Call for Applications for Chapter Scientists to support author teams for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, scheduled for release in… | 19 comments on LinkedIn

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Jan 31

A study in Nature Medicine reports greater mortality from infectious and parasitic diseases, injuries and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases associated with exposures to flooding events in the US, particularly floods caused by tropical cyclones and heavy rain. #Medsky 🧪

Large floods drive changes in cause-specific mortality in the United States - Nature Medicine

Analyses of death records over the two decades in the United States reported greater mortality from infectious and parasitic diseases, injuries and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases associated with exposures to flooding events, particularly floods caused by tropical cyclones and heavy rain.

go.nature.com

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Jan 19

A study in Nature Medicine reports greater mortality from infectious and parasitic diseases, injuries and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases associated with exposures to flooding events in the US, particularly floods caused by tropical cyclones and heavy rain. #Medsky 🧪

Large floods drive changes in cause-specific mortality in the United States - Nature Medicine

Analyses of death records over the two decades in the United States reported greater mortality from infectious and parasitic diseases, injuries and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases associated with exposures to flooding events, particularly floods caused by tropical cyclones and heavy rain.

go.nature.com

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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · Jan 17

Check out our new work on floods and mortality in the U.S. An excellent 🧵 below @robbieparks.bsky.social

Robbie M. Parks @robbieparks.bsky.social · Jan 6

Out today in @natureportfolio.bsky.social Nature Medicine: Large floods drive changes in cause-specific mortality in the United States. Short 🧵 below. @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @columbiaclimate.bsky.social @uarizona.bsky.social @harvardchanschool.bsky.social:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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