Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) have identified key social and environmental factors that influence how climate change affects childhood diarrheal diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. An August study published in Nature Communications found that while rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns are likely to alter disease risks, factors such as vaccination, access to transportation, and other indicators of socioeconomic resilience can help reduce the impact of climate-related health threats. A second study that did an initial analysis of the data was published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases in June.

A new analysis of ice cores collected from the Andes in Peru has produced the first global record of historical tropical methane, filling a critical gap in our understanding of the origins of Earth’s greenhouse gases. 

As climate impacts are intensifying worldwide, there is an urgent demand for information on how to respond. IIASA researchers and partners have developed a new tool that meets that need, integrating climate drivers, risks, and adaptation options in one framework grounded in IPCC science. It turns authoritative global climate assessments into guidance practitioners can use.