Exposure metrics for smoke waves from wildland fires and their associations with preterm birth in California. [PDF]
Picciotto S +6 more
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Do Banks Learn From Natural Disasters? Evidence From the U.S. Financial Sector
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether U.S. banks learn from natural disasters. We explore several potential channels of adjustment and find that exposed banks primarily respond by adopting precautionary capital measures. This behaviour is evident both in the long run, when assessing divergent trends in the evolution of equity over time, and in the short
Dennis Dreusch +2 more
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Wildfire-Specific PM<sub>2.5</sub> Asthma Risk Across a Disproportionately Burdened Pediatric Population in Northern California. [PDF]
Sugrue R +8 more
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Steamed hay for the prevention of severe equine asthma exacerbations
Abstract Background Steaming hay reduces respirable particles and is commonly used to feed horses with asthma. However, it showed inconsistent benefits in clinical studies. Objectives (1) To assess the effects of steamed hay on lung function and airway inflammation in horses with severe equine asthma (SEA) in remission; (2) To compare these effects ...
Clara Raïsky +8 more
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Fire and Snow: Effects of Snowpack Variation and Wildfire on Small Mammal Dynamics in Sub-Alpine Habitats. [PDF]
Green KP +3 more
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Early‐Life Disaster Exposure and the Investment Response to Monetary Policy
ABSTRACT We place CEOs' formative experiences at the center of analyzing how firms respond to monetary policy. Specifically, we examine how early‐life exposure to natural disasters shapes CEOs’ investment behavior following monetary shocks. CEOs with exposure to moderate natural disasters during their formative years exhibit stronger risk‐taking ...
Samer Adra +3 more
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Understanding the State of US-Based Spanish Language Wildfire Outreach and Education Materials for the Public: A Case Study of California. [PDF]
Thapa SB, Cobian-Iñiguez J.
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Between Extrapolation and Speculation: Reading Octavia E. Butler in the Geography Classroom
ABSTRACT In this commentary, we explore how the work of Octavia E. Butler, a prominent Black feminist speculative fiction author, can enrich teaching practices aimed at fostering collective and emancipatory forms of future‐making in Political and Urban Geography.
Frank I. Müller, Anke Schwarz
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ABSTRACT This paper examines the positioning of elite Black African women in extractive labor spaces, arguing that their experiences are shaped by interrelated feminist concepts of care, time, experience, equality, and difference. Using an African feminist theoretical framework, the study recenters African epistemologies of work and embodiment to ...
Nerea Amisi Okong'o
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