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Developing user-informed fire weather projections for Canada

Climate Services
Increasing fire danger due to climate-driven fire weather changes has expanded demand for projections of future wildfire information for Canada. Addressing this need, we developed “CanLEAD-FWI,” consisting of novel, high-resolution projections of fire ...
Laura Van Vliet, Jeremy Fyke, Sonya Nakoneczny, Trevor Q. Murdock, Pouriya Jafarpur   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leachate From Expanded Polystyrene Cups Is Toxic to Aquatic Invertebrates (Ceriodaphnia dubia)

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) products and their associated chemicals (e.g., styrenes) are widespread in the marine environment. As a consequence, bans on their use for single-use packaging materials are being proposed in several municipalities.
Clara Thaysen, Kathleen Stevack, Ralph Ruffolo, David Poirier, Hannah De Frond, Julieta DeVera, Grace Sheng, Chelsea M. Rochman   +7 more
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Structuring Climate Service Co‐Creation Using a Business Model Approach

Earth's Future, 2021
Climate services are tools or products that aim to support climate‐informed decision making for the adaptation to climate change. The market for climate services is dominated by public institutions, despite the efforts made by the European Commission to ...
Adria Rubio‐Martin, María Mañez Costa, Manuel Pulido‐Velazquez, Alberto Garcia‐Prats, Louis Celliers, Ferran Llario, Javier Macian   +6 more
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Associations of Frailty With the Risk of Incident Cancer and Cancer‐Related Mortality in Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study investigated the association between frailty and cancer incidence and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It aimed to identify how frailty influences cancer risk and cancer‐specific outcomes. Methods This retrospective cohort study analyzed data from the Veterans’ Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry (2002–2023).
Bhavik Bansal, Aaron Baraff, Katherine Wysham, James S. Andrews, Bryant R. England, Ted R. Mikuls, Joshua Baker, Kaleb Michaud, Alexa Meara, Una Makris, Carolyn Presley, Ariela Orkaby, Namrata Singh   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-producing climate stories as climate services for adaptation

Climate Services
As climate change adaptation becomes an increasingly urgent policy domain, the demand for effective, engaging, and usable climate services is rising. Stories – defined as structured narratives that include elements such as setting, characters, and plot -
Eva Boon, Nellie Sofie Body, Amy M.P. Oen, Sean Salazar, James Michael Strout, Sophie van der Horst, Jan-Willem Anker, Felix van Veldhoven, Timo Kelder, Hasse Goosen   +9 more
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Positive Affect Is Associated With Better Physical Function in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study examined the association between positive affect and physical function in individuals with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods We analyzed baseline data from 129 adults with early RA (persistent joint symptoms for ≤24 months) and active disease enrolled in the Central Pain in RA 2 (CPIRA‐2) study.
Burcu Aydemir, Jing Song, Lutfiyya N. Muhammad, Wendy Marder, Kevin Deane, Clifton Bingham, Lisa A. Mandl, Robert Edwards, Judith T. Moskowitz, Yvonne C. Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why Indian Summer Monsoon fails despite La Niña conditions: role of Madden–Julian Oscillation phase persistence

Frontiers in Climate
This study examines the combined influence of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO) characteristics on the interannual variability of the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall (ISMR), with a specific focus on La Niña years ...
Lakshmi Srinivasan, Tanu Sharma, Tanu Sharma, Satyaban B. Ratna, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Jasmine Takle, Jasmine Takle, Madhuri Musale   +7 more
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Effect Modification of Cigarette Smoking on the Relationship Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Other Mental Health Conditions, and Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk: A Large Case‐Control Study in US Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined associations of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health disorders (OMH) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), accounting for effects of smoking. Methods We conducted a matched case‐control study, identifying incident RA cases and controls using national Veterans Health Administration data (2006–2019).
Kelsey Coziahr, Harlan Sayles, Tate M. Johnson, Joshua F. Baker, Punyasha Roul, Grant W. Cannon, Gary A. Kunkel, Katherine D. Wysham, Gail S. Kerr, Amir A. Razmjou, Isaac Smith, Jennifer L. Barton, Maria I. Danila, Jonathan S. Richards, Bryant R. England, Ted R. Mikuls   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the impact of bias correction approaches on climate extremes and the climate change signal

Meteorological Applications
We assess the impact of three bias correction approaches on present day means and extremes, and climate change signal, for six climate variables (precipitation, minimum and maximum temperature, radiation, vapour pressure and mean sea level pressure) from
Hong Zhang, Sarah Chapman, Ralph Trancoso, Nathan Toombs, Jozef Syktus   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Participatory Climate Information Services Systems Mapping in Senegal [PDF]

, 2018
Within its Learning Agenda on Climate Information Services in Sub-Saharan Africa, USAID has funded the Climate Information Services Research Initiative (CISRI).
Mary, Allen, Sokhna, Rokhaya Gaye, Kristin, Lambert, Amanda, Lewis, Simon, Sambou   +4 more
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