NYU GPH Journal of Public Health Disasters
A student-led journal driven by the latest research in public health disaster preparedness and management.
The increasing spread of the mosquito-transmitted disease malaria in Africa is connected to climate change, a recent study found. Over the last century, the range of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in Sub-Saharan Africa has moved away from the equator and higher in elevation by 6.5 meters per year, corresponding with warming temperatures connected to global heating.
Continue reading “Climate Change Accelerates the Spread of Malaria in Africa”
Devastating floods ravaged Pakistan, affecting 33 million people across the country. Many crops and villages remain underwater due to the floods known as Pakistan’s greatest climate disaster. Millions of children have been suffering from malnutrition, acute respiratory infections, and painful skin conditions.
Continue reading “Public Health Concerns Raised by Floods in Pakistan”
In January 2023, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Task Force completed a regulatory review of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) in Japan for discharging treated water at the NPS from the 2011 nuclear disaster.
Continue reading “IAEA Task Force’s Efforts to Safely Discharge Treated Water from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station”
On February 6, 2023, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria. The series of aftershocks were reported to be the deadliest in Turkey in nearly twenty years. The disaster’s death toll continues to rise, reaching approximately 33,000 people across both countries on February 12, 2023.
Continue reading “Death Toll Continues to Rise From Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake in Turkey, Syria, and Other Regions”
Animal populations have declined by around 69% in the last 50 years, a slide so significant many scientists regard it as the sixth mass extinction.
Continue reading “Animal Populations Declines, Actions Needed”
In an exclusive CNN interview, President Biden sent a clear and chilling message to Russian President Putin, warning him that the use of nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine would be an irrational and illogical strategy.
Continue reading “Biden’s Message to Putin on Nuclear Weapons Use”
A Washington Post news article warns that extreme heat events will affect up to 600 million people in parts of Asia and Africa, making certain countries uninhabitable.
Continue reading “Serious Concern Over Extreme Heat on Asia and Africa’s Inhabitability”
The prevalence of COVID-19 in the United States has paved the way for a new concern: should people be required to wear masks if it is not mandated on public transportation?
Continue reading “Masking-Up on Public Transportation: Updates on COVID-19”
There is evidence that extreme rainfall after a wildfire can lead to intense landslides and flash floods. After the occurrence of the Thomas Wildfire, soil and vegetation were damaged by the fire so that they could no longer soak up water from the rainfall, causing a landslide that killed 23 people and hundreds of millions in damage.
Continue reading “Combined Disaster Risks of Wildfires Followed by Extreme Rainfall”
U.S. Officials adopted a new rule that required companies to install emergency valves that would shut off the flow of oil, natural gas or other hazardous fuels if the pipelines rupture. This rule aims to reduce the number of deaths and environmental damages from oil and gas pipeline failures.
Continue reading “New Emergency Valves on Pipelines to Avoid Disasters”