#GEOHEALTH
The GEOHealth Hub conducts studies in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya on the health effects of air pollution, with the ultimate aim of providing evidence to help steer these countries toward more impactful government policies.

Read more about GEOHealth Hub's work here: link.openaq.org/GEOHealth
GEOHealth Hub’s Collaborative Effort to Address Air Pollution in East Africa
An OpenAQ Community Impact Story by Matt Lane
openaq.medium.com
November 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Better maps haven’t always meant better decisions

Taking stock of how we #map health inequalities, our 4 priorities: data, open science, local capacity and evaluation

doi.org/10.1038/s438...

#Spatial #gis #geohealth
@itmantwerp.bsky.social @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @kemriwellcome.bsky.social
November 4, 2026 at 6:37 AM
In a new article, scientists examine how different features of neighborhood green space—how large it is, how connected it is, and how far apart green areas are—relate to heat-related illness over time. 🌳

🔗 doi.org/10.1029/2026...

#AGUPubs #OpenAccess #UrbanPlanning #PublicHealth #SDG3 @agu.org
November 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
GEOHealth Hub’s Collaborative Effort to Address Air Pollution in East Africa
From OpenAQ

#InvestInCleanAir
#AirQuality
#AirPollution
GEOHealth Hub’s Collaborative Effort to Address Air Pollution in East Africa
openaq.medium.com
October 29, 2026 at 7:17 PM
🌡️💧 Australia study (2001–23) found severe heatwaves raised emergency department visits.

🏥 However, temperature vs humidity definitions missed ~50% of each other's heatwave days!

DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

#GeoHealth #Australia #Heatwaves
Emergency Department Presentations During Dry and Humid Heatwaves: A Case‐Crossover Study in the Northern Territory, Australia
The Northern Territory's (NT) annual number of heatwave days is rising, posing a growing threat to human health Both dry-heat and humid-heat heatwaves increase emergency department presentations ...
doi.org
November 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM
🌵🌬️ Is spring really Arizona's dust season?

☀️🏙️ New analysis finds urban PM₁₀ and coarse particles peak in summer, while remote fine-soil monitors peak in spring.

DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Robinson, Ellis S. et al.

#GeoHealth #Arizona #DustSeason #AirPollution
Re‐Evaluating Springtime as Southern Arizona's Dust Season
Summer is the dominant dust season in Arizona's most populated areas based on surface measurements of PM10 and PM coarse Anthropogenic activity appears to be a main driver of coarse PM concentrat...
doi.org
October 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
🌫️🏥 Study of type 2 diabetes admissions links air pollution to hospitalization risk for those with comorbidities.

💰🛡️ Women and adults 45+ were more vulnerable. Pollution also added millions in costs.

DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Jiang, Wanyanhan et al.

#GeoHealth #Diabetes #AirPollution
Short‐Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Hospitalization Risks and Costs on Type 2 Diabetes With Three Typical Comorbidities in Sichuan, China: A Time‐Stratified Case‐Crossover Study
The short-term effect of air pollution and disease burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus with three typical comorbidities in Sichuan, China
doi.org
October 26, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Beyond Green Cover: Links Between Greenspace Morphology, Configuration, and Heat‐Related Illness in Arizona - Wang - 2026 - GeoHealth - Wiley Online Library agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Beyond Green Cover: Links Between Greenspace Morphology, Configuration, and Heat‐Related Illness in Arizona
Larger, more complex shaped, connected, and closely spaced greenspaces were associated with lower rates of heat-related illness Shape, connectedness, and spatial spacing remained associated with ...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
🦠🌡️ Did climate still shape the COVID-19 Omicron variant?

❄️📉 Global analysis (2021–22) found lower temperatures + humidity linked to higher incidence, especially in colder mid-latitudes.

DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

López, Leonardo et al.

#GeoHealth #COVID19 #Omicron #ClimateSensitiveDisease
Climatic Influence on COVID‐19: Investigating the Role of Temperature and Humidity in the Spread of the Omicron Variant
Understanding how climate modulates infectious disease dynamics is critical for anticipating epidemic patterns. After a hot debate on potential facilitation of population spread by climate factors du...
doi.org
October 21, 2026 at 5:42 PM
🦟🛰️ Can machine learning help map Chagas disease risk?

🗺️ A Venezuela study used satellite data & 6 modeling algorithms to predict kissing bug habitat at 250 m resolution.

🛡️ High suitability clustered along the eastern Andes.

DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

#GeoHealth #Chagas #Venezuela
doi.org
October 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The current study, also published in AGU's GeoHealth, shows VPCA can identify other types of #HABs in the same water body. This time we found a cyanobactrial HAB was prevalent, rather than the brown tide. Field data confirmed this. 🧪🌊 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Improving Micro– and Macro–Algae Speciation Mapping for Management: A Field‐Validated Sentinel‐2 and Sentinel‐3 Intercomparison in the Indian River Lagoon
A novel remote sensing method to characterize constituents in optically complex water such as cyanobacteria, dinoflagellates, and seagrass These methods can be translated into different areas and...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 18, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Rebuilding GeoHealth: Science, Governance, and Resilience After 2025. We examine how recent federal funding cuts, reductions in the scientific workforce, and disruptions to critical research and data systems are affecting our ability to make evidence-based policy decisions. doi.org/10.1029/2026...
Rebuilding GeoHealth: Science, Governance, and Resilience After 2025
Cancellation of grants and loss of key infrastructure and personnel by the U.S. government since 2025 has had global impacts The current model for research, practice, and policy engagement create...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
🪨🧪 Study of 11 tremolite samples from Italy, Switzerland & NY found asbestos tremolite enriched in potentially toxic elements (Mn and Ni).

🫁 Geology shapes trace chemistry and possibly toxicity.

DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2026...

Bloise, A. et al.

#GeoHealth #Asbestos #EnvironmentalContaminants
Mineralogical and Geochemical Fingerprinting of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Asbestos and Non‐Asbestos Tremolite: Implications for Human Health
Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) were determined for various tremolite asbestos by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry Mn and Ni are the predominant PTEs in tremolite Cryst...
doi.org
October 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
🌵🧠 U.S. study (2000–2018) links drought to higher suicide mortality.

📈🛡️ Both firearm and non-firearm suicides rose under severe drought conditions across population groups.

DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Abadi, Azar M. et al.

#GeoHealth #Drought #MentalHealth #SuicideAwareness
The Lethal Connection: Investigating the Relationship of Drought Conditions on Firearm and Nonfirearm Suicides Among U.S. Adults
Firearm and nonfirearm suicides in the U.S. increase during all drought phases, especially during severe drought conditions Associations between drought and suicide mortality were observed across...
doi.org
October 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
💡 Z_GIS is delighted to welcome Prof. Justine Blanford, who joined the University of Salzburg on 1.10. as Professor of Digital Earth and Geovisualization.
With her strong international research profile, she will further research at Z_GIS while also strengthening our activities in GeoHealth.
October 5, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Hay Fever Symptom Burden From Grass Pollen: Implications for Public Health Warning Thresholds - Tyler - 2026 - GeoHealth - Wiley Online Library agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Hay Fever Symptom Burden From Grass Pollen: Implications for Public Health Warning Thresholds
Grass pollen exposure showed the strongest association with same-day hay fever symptoms, with weaker next-day effects Grass pollen concentrations traditionally classified as “low” were still asso...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
🌫️🖤 India study maps black carbon exposure at 1 km resolution (2016–2021) using machine learning.

🌍🛡️ BC exposure ranged 0.4–13.7 μg/m³ and was linked to ~133 all-cause deaths/100k annually.

DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Gupta, Pratima et al.

#GeoHealth #BlackCarbon #India #AirPollution
Black Carbon‐Attributable Mortality and Its Disparity Across the Population Subgroups in India
A novel BC data set was developed using machine learning and linked to socio-demographic data to assess exposure disparities in India Estimated high all-cause, CVD, and respiratory mortality risk...
doi.org
September 29, 2026 at 3:54 PM
🔥🌫️ U.S. study (2019–2024) finds wildfire smoke present on 14.2% of days, raising PM₂.₅ by ~6.9 μg/m³ on smoke days.

🫁🏙️ Rural West had highest smoke PM₂.₅, but metros saw more asthma ED visits due to population.

DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Jaffe, Daniel et al.

#GeoHealth #Wildfires #AirQuality
Health and Regulatory Impacts of PM<sub>2.5</sub> From Wildland Fires for 2019–2024 in the US
Smoke has a substantial impact on particulate matter concentrations and health across the entire US We estimate that smoke caused 24–62 × 103 asthma emergency department visits for 2019–2024 Smo...
doi.org
September 28, 2026 at 4:40 PM
🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 @agu.org honorees from the GeoHealth community!

🏆 Dr. Helena Chapman - GeoHealth Section Award
🌟 Dr. Lucas Henneman - GeoHealth Early Career Award
🏅 Dr. Gabriel Filippelli - Eunice Newton Foote Medal for Earth-Life Science

Congratulations! 🌎
September 24, 2026 at 5:21 PM
🌟 Congratulations to Dr. Lucas Henneman, recipient of the 2026 GeoHealth Early Career Award!

Dr. Henneman is an Associate Professor at George Mason University.
September 24, 2026 at 5:21 PM
🏆 Congratulations to Dr. Helena Chapman, recipient of the 2026 GeoHealth Section Award!

Dr. Chapman is with NASA’s Earth Action Program and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.
September 24, 2026 at 5:21 PM
🏅 Warm congratulations to Dr. Gabriel Filippelli, recipient of the 2026 Eunice Newton Foote Medal for Earth-Life Science!

Dr. Filippelli is at Indiana University and previously served as Editor-in-Chief of @geohealthjournal.bsky.social Health. 🌎

#AGU26 #GeoHealth #AGUHonors
September 24, 2026 at 5:21 PM
New Ambio publication

What health are we talking about? Biodiversity as the missing link between One Health and Planetary Health

Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
What health are we talking about? Biodiversity as the missing link between One Health and Planetary Health - Ambio
Health has become a central term in global sustainability policy, yet it is often used without sufficient conceptual precision. Public health, global health, One Health, EcoHealth, GeoHealth, and Plan...
link.springer.com
September 24, 2026 at 6:52 AM
🌞🧬 Study comparing Australia vs U.S. finds Australians may receive ~24% more biologically weighted UV, but ODS-related health impacts were similar, with increased cataracts, melanoma, and keratinocyte cancer.

DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2024...

Lee-Taylor, J. et al.

#GeoHealth #Ozone #UV #SunProtection
Effects of Ozone‐Depleting Substances on Ultraviolet Radiation and Skin Cancer Rates in Australia and the United States of America
Population-weighted clear-sky UV doses are 24% higher in Australia than in the USA, mainly because Australians live closer to the equator Differences in population-weighted UV doses are too small...
doi.org
September 22, 2026 at 6:24 PM
🌫️🏙️ Jordan’s first national multi-city time-series study links PM₁₀ to acute mortality risk in Amman (2015–2019).

📈🛡️ PM₁₀ was near/exceeded standards in Amman/Zarqa.

DOI: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Ramadan, Murad S. et al.

#GeoHealth #Jordan #AirPollution #Amman #Zarqa #Irbid #PM10
Short‐Term Effect of Ambient Air Pollution on Daily Mortality in Three Jordanian Cities: A Time‐Series Study
Short-term PM10 rises increased daily deaths in Amman; no consistent PM10 effects in Irbid/Zarqa, and NO2/SO2 were largely null Between-city differences reflect particle mix, sources, and standar...
doi.org
September 21, 2026 at 4:35 PM