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Sari Kovats

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Associate Professor @LSHTM, working on climate change and health

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 2d

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation

Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Dr. Jennifer Glass (she/her) @methanojen.bsky.social · 14d

A reminder to please support non-profit publishers.

It’s good for science and scientists.

It’s a responsible use of taxpayer dollars.

It requires resisting peer pressure to submit to Nature journals.

Thanks @bacteriality.bsky.social for this helpful slide for microbiology journals.

Slide with text “Support Society Journals:
Society-based journals help build and advocate for our scientific communities” showing the logos for non profit publishers ASM, ACS, ASBMB. microbiology society, Science, and ISME. Underneath “for-profit journals do not” showing logos for Nature, Elsevier, Frontiers, CellPress, and MDPI.

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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 17d

As the POTUS claims climate change is a 'scam', what's the truth about climate conspiracies & dis/misinformation?

Join us, @pallavis.bsky.social & @bbcmarcosilva.bsky.social on 9 October to unpack the impact of climate disinfo on public opinion, media, politics & everyday life.

✍️ buff.ly/DxIDIOk

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 18d

Paracetamol use during pregnancy does not increase risk of autism

Laurie Tomlinson explains best available evidence shows #paracetamol safe to take during pregnancy & urges parents to seek reputable sources of information, & medical advice from GP.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 21d

At LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED event experts discussed the threat of false or misleading health information

Watch a recording of the event online and find out more about health #misinformation & what we can do to fight it.

📽️👉 youtube.com/live/H_nClQ2...

#PublicHealth

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C40 Cities @c40cities.bsky.social · 22d

What is climate disinformation and how can cities fight back?

From Amsterdam banning fossil fuel adverts to Kingston, California challenging misconceptions about urban traffic, cities around the world are stepping up to safeguard their residents.

Fighting climate disinformation is climate action.

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · Aug 29

Reminder: we're calling for submissions for a new Focus Topic on misinformation and disinformation. Read more 👇

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PLOS Climate: Submit to our Focus Topic on Misinformation and Disinformation - Latitude

PLOS Climate is calling for submissions for a new focus topic on Climate Misinformation and Disinformation. The unprecedented spread of misinformation and…

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EUPHA @eupha.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our new EUPHA website is live! 🎉

It’s more than a redesign — it’s your gateway to Europe’s public health community.
RSVP events, join Sections, read the latest news & research, all in your language.
👉 Explore: eupha.org

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · Aug 12

Water shortage in England declared "Nationally Significant Incident" as climate-change induced hot, dry weather continues

Many areas in drought conditions with bans on hosepipe use

Outlook for rain remains below normal

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · Aug 11

"While heat is the leading cause of weather-related death, heat injury and mortality can be prevented if cautionary measures are taken. Currently, there is no federal mandate requiring employers to provide workers adequate water, rest, or shade despite such a proposal being supported by voters."

As States Continue to Fail Workers, We Need Federal Heat Protections

It's getting hotter. And states keep blocking heat protections for outdoor workers—including, most recently, Kentucky.

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Climate and Development Knowledge Network @cdkn.org · Aug 8

⏰ HAPPENING TODAY: Online #webinar at 2-4pm EAT!

🔗 Register now bit.ly/3TUbVRq to join a conversation that will shape #SoAR2025 & influence the road to #COP30.

Co-organised with ARIN & STEP Change metrics working group

@southsouthnorth.org @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social @lisamcnamara.bsky.social

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Kicking the Habit @kthabitproject.bsky.social · Jul 25

CfP: Excited to announce our first workshop, exploring histories of Commercial Determinants of Health. Workshop to be held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on 15 April 2026. Please circulate widely/consider submitting an abstract by 13 October 2025.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jul 24

The babies who were conceived during the famine and whose mothers were undernourished while their brains were being built—those brains were smaller. When those people were adults, their brains were wired in a different way.

How famine and starvation can affect Gazans for generations to come

Research on WWII's Dutch “Hunger Winter” has terrifying implications for the region's children—and for their children.

www.motherjones.com

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Jul 17

Heat waves make the news when they impact Global North countries

Constant, extreme heat is a daily fact of life for billions in the Global South

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · Jul 10

🌍 Join the #IPCC in Nairobi!

📅 Monday, 14 July
🕤 9:30 AM – 1:45 PM
📍 UoN Towers, 5th Floor, University of Nairobi

The University of Nairobi is holding a unique public lecture and outreach event with the IPCC Chair Jim Skea and leading IPCC experts.

📢 Open to the public!

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Global Heat Health Information Network @heathealth.info · Jun 24

Heat is killing tens to hundreds of thousands of people every year, but the true burden remains unclear.

This week in London, global experts are working to create standardized metrics for heat-related illness and death.

Subscribe to follow the project: ghhin.org/subscribe/

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · Jun 19

AGU is partnering with the @ipcc.bsky.social‬ to expand access to climate research for authors of the Seventh Assessment Report.

All IPCC authors will now have full access to AGU publications — helping ensure global, equitable scientific contributions. 🌍📚

🔗 buff.ly/N4DvcCS

#AGU #IPCC

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · Jun 11

Did you hear? The editors of PLOS Climate's Health section are calling for submissions on heat and health.

Read more 👇

latitude.plos.org/2025/03/plos...

PLOS Climate: call for submissions on heat and health - Latitude

The editors of PLOS Climate’s Health section are calling for submissions on the theme of heat and health. As the impacts of…

latitude.plos.org

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Kristie Ebi @krisebi.bsky.social · Jun 2

heathealth.info/news/new-pro...

New profile series maps action on Extreme Heat across the UN system

Increasing awareness and capacity to better manage and adapt to the health risks of dangerously hot weather in a changing climate.

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · May 24

Wake-up call…

Lincolnshire has suffered some of the worst flooding in its history in recent years

Lincolnshire’s newly elected Reform council has abolished the flooding committee

This is who they are

Please wake up to this.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform UK-run Lincolnshire County Council scraps flood committee - BBC News

The work will be incorporated into another committee despite all other parties opposing the change.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The BMJ @bmj.com · Apr 23

This first article in a seven part series presents an overview of the essential elements of the GRADE approach that has proved useful in systematic reviews, health technology assessment reports, and clinical practice guidelines
www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Core GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) approach to rating certainty of evidence in intervention effects

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Christine Wiedinmyer @cwiedinm.bsky.social · Apr 18

Here is an article and a list of NOAA datasets expected to end and be unavailable in the next few weeks. Please make sure you get in and download what you need!!
eos.org/research-and...

NOAA Datasets Will Soon Disappear - Eos

NOAA has quietly reported that they will soon decommission 14 datasets, products, and catalogs related to earthquakes and marine, coastal, and estuary science.

eos.org

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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · Apr 13

PV for a neonatal unit. This must be one of the most effective aid projects conceivable, in terms of lives saved per $ spent. Any academics out there want to work on quantifying it?

Please RT.

youtu.be/yMxJzLNc214?...

How Solar Is Saving Babies’ Lives in Sierra Leone — Ep204: Project Bo

YouTube video by Cleaning Up Podcast

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · Apr 11

Proposed cuts by the Trump administration would wipe out NOAA’s Ocean and Atmospheric Research office among a raft of other reductions to one of the main scientific agencies of the US

Trump budget cuts would eliminate much of NOAA’s climate research

Proposed cuts would wipe out NOAA’s Ocean and Atmospheric Research office among a raft of other reductions to one of the main scientific agencies of the US

www.newscientist.com

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Apr 11

Urban Health in Africa

Edited by Elaine O. Nsoesie and Blessing Mberu

www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

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Ladd Keith @laddkeith.com · Apr 3

"Layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services have dealt a critical blow to the agency's efforts to manage rising temperatures made worse by climate change." www.scientificameric... #extremeheat #heatresilience #heathealth

Trump Staff Cuts Hollow Out Extreme Heat Programs

Layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services have dealt a critical blow to the agency's efforts to manage rising temperatures made worse by climate change

www.scientificamerican.com

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · Apr 3

Our Health section editors are calling for submissions on the theme of Heat and Health. Learn more in this blog post 👇

latitude.plos.org/2025/03/plos...

PLOS Climate: call for submissions on heat and health - Latitude

The editors of PLOS Climate’s Health section are calling for submissions on the theme of heat and health. As the impacts of…

latitude.plos.org

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · Mar 31

Texas needs more power to purify the waste water from oil&gas extraction - 26GW - than a medium sized country

It's a brilliant example of the bonkers world that obsession with fossil fuels takes one to

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Treating Texas’ Oilfield Wastewater Could Require More Energy Than Most US States - Inside Climate News

One company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · Mar 21

NEW Essay in PLOS Global Public Health by Soumyadeep Bhaumik

On the ethical and moral dimensions of using artificial intelligence for evidence synthesis

journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · Mar 14

The editors of PLOS Climate's Health section are calling for submissions on the theme of heat and health.

Learn more 👇

latitude.plos.org/2025/03/plos...

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PLOS Climate: call for submissions on heat and health - Latitude

The editors of PLOS Climate’s Health section are calling for submissions on the theme of heat and health. As the impacts of…

latitude.plos.org

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