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Extreme heat may affect younger adults more than seniors

Through data provided by OptumLabs, BUSPH researchers found that days of extreme heat were associated with a higher risk of emergency department visits for any cause, heat-related illness, renal disease,…

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Disaster strikes. Who returns home? Understanding the plight of climate refugees.

Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive hurricane to hit the United States, displaced more than one million people. Many of those people never returned home. In the 15 years since Hurricane…

Research and data

After the storm: Extreme weather research at BUSPH highlights the health impacts of Atlantic basin hurricanes

Hurricanes top the list as the most destructive extreme weather event. Human-caused climate change has the potential to make hurricanes even more damaging. Not only are hurricanes likely to continue…