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Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds

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A new study in the journal Communications Earth & Environment finds that instances of several diseases were lowered in areas where forest was set aside for Indigenous peoples who maintained it well. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health, highlights the complexity of factors that affect human health, and the importance of understanding the role Indigenous communities play in shaping it.

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As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds

Global warming in the United States is amping up the country’s sweet tooth, a new study found. When the temperature rises, Americans — especially those with less money and education — drink lots more sugary beverages and a bit more frozen desserts. But University of Washington health and climate scientist Kristie Ebi, who wasn’t part of the research, said as temperatures increase with human-caused climate change “there will be other issues of more importance than a small increase in sugary beverages.”

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Kids from Marginalized Communities Are Learning in the Hottest Classrooms

The first national study of its kind shows that children from marginalized communities are more exposed to extreme heat events. This effect means school authorities in affected areas must be especially careful in monitoring temperature changes, says Kristie Ebi, a professor of global health at the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the University of Washington. 

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Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report

Scores of researchers reviewed the Energy Department’s argument about greenhouse gases and found serious deficiencies. The Trump administration’s report highlighted the work of Kristie Ebi, a global health professor at the University of Washington, as proof that dietary supplements would help combat nutrient loss from plants in a warmer world. But Dr. Ebi said her research did not make that claim.

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In a Hotter World, Some People Age Faster, Researchers Find

Exposure to heat waves over just two years could add up to 12 extra days of age-related health damage. “The results may have implications for public health interventions,” said Dr. Ebi, a professor at the University of Washington, noting that there are ways that governments can intervene to protect people in a warming world.

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New studies tie unrecognized deaths and health problems to Maui and LA wildfires

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Kristie Ebi, Professor in the University of Washington's Department of Global Health and Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, mentions how toxic smoke caused by these fires can be due to containing more harmful components than we might think. “It’s not just leaves and branches and trees” that are burned, she said. “It’s buildings. It’s gasoline stations. It’s old houses that have asbestos in them. It’s automobiles. There are lots of components of wildfire smoke.”

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Extreme heat is taking a bigger toll than we thought

Kristie Ebi, a professor at the Center for Health and Global Environment at the University of Washington, told the Washington Post that "It is helpful to have more detailed analyses of temperature-morbidity relationships, to help identify interventions that could decrease hospitalizations during heat waves."

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Hotter summers could be making us sicker in unexpected ways

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Kristie Ebi, a professor at the Center for Health and Global Environment at the University of Washington, explains that: “It remains problematic to trade off mortality and morbidity from hot versus cold temperature extremes. People are not fungible. The goal of public health is to prevent as much morbidity and mortality as possible.”

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