Health
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Farm Progress posted an interesting story this week about how increases in temperature and humidity in the Midwestern Corn Belt in recent years are increasing the levels of aflatoxin in corn. This has been a more common problem in the Southeast where we already have to deal with high temperature and humidity, but as temperatures…
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Earlier this week, Scientific American published a story that highlights the Southeast’s outsized vulnerability to climate change, according to a new index created by the Environmental Defense Fund and Texas A&M University that analyzes climate impacts and neighborhood conditions such as poverty and health. It’s not necessarily that the climate changes are going to be…
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Here’s a new website that provides monthly updates on climate and health based on drought and wildfire potential likelihood plus the amount of pollen expected. The Health and Human Services Department publishes a link to the latest newsletter at https://www.hhs.gov/climate-change-health-equity-environmental-justice/climate-change-health-equity/climate-health-outlook/index.html. The newsletter also provides information about the demographics of those who are most affected by…
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While a lot of the hype on social media this week (at least among meteorologists) has been the potential for snow somewhere in the Southeast or on the East Coast, the bigger story for most of us is going to be the coming cold weather, according to James Spann, well-known Birmingham meteorologist. The conditions he…
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Anna Scheyett, one of our UGA Faculty, is launching a new Thriving on the Farm Blog in January that will discuss proactive ways for farmers, farm workers and their families to stay healthy, both physically and mentally. I am sharing her message so that you can sign up if you are interested in this topic.…
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The North Carolina State Climate Office has released a new report that summarizes their heat and ozone season for 2022. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2022/11/heat-and-air-quality-in-2022-temperatures-ozone-peaked-in-june/. It also discusses the use of wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) for assessing athlete health and potential heat injury possibility.
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Are you one of the people who is sensitive to changes in weather conditions? I have many friends who say they can feel changes in the weather by their level of pain or stiffness in their joints. Others say that they are more likely to get migraine headaches under certain weather conditions. This recent article…