Kim Robin van Daalen, Sarah Savić Kallesøe, Fiona Davey, Sara Dada, Laura Jung, Lucy Singh, Rita Issa, Christina Alma Emilian, Isla Kuhn, Ines Keygnaert, Maria Nilsson
The Lancet
This review paper examines the literature surrounding gender-based violence (GBV) during or after extreme events. Most reviewed studies show an increase in GBV following disasters, which may be exacerbated by climate change.Read More →
Kelton Minor, Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen, Sigga Svala Jonasdottir, Sune Lehmann, Nick Obradovich
OneEarth
This study finds that increased temperature shortens sleep primarily through delayed onset, increasing the probability of insufficient sleep, and that those in hotter regions experience comparably more sleep loss per degree of warming.Read More →
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
This report covers the impacts of drought on human society and world ecosystems, historical trends pertaining to drought, and various ways to combat drought globally.Read More →
This study tests the hypotheses that acute exposure to extreme heat is associated with higher risk of live spontaneous preterm birth and that risks are higher among people of color. Read More →
Shah Sun, Tan-Long Dai, Zun-Ya Wang, Jie-Ming Chou, Qing-Chen Chao, Pei-Jun Shi
Advances in Climate Change Research
This peer-reviewed study uses climate and population growth models to project how population exposure to extreme climate conditions in eastern China will change by 2050. Read More →