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Divergent shifts in hydraulic versus carbon acquisition functional traits after wildfire in four Rocky Mountain tree species

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Climate change has increased the frequency and severity of drought and large wildfire events across western North America. Despite the increasing concurrence of drought and wildfire events and the importance of forests as a global carbon sink, the impacts of fire on ...
Annapurna C. Post‐Leon, William R. L. Anderegg   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Reinventing’ the Beach? Lessons from a Local Development Plan in the French Riviera

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Coastal squeeze is now so tangible both globally and locally that the focus of scientific debate has expanded from the erosion of beaches to the risk of their disappearance. In this context, it is crucial to explore local development plans that aim to preserve the long‐term existence of a beach.
Isabelle Bruno, Grégory Salle
wiley   +1 more source

Wildfires and Atopic Diseases: A Review. [PDF]

Allergy
Ha A, Balmes JR, Wei ML.
europepmc   +1 more source

Insurance and the “Irrationalization” of Disaster Policy: A Political Crisis Theory for an Age of Climate Risk

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the last several years, disaster insurance programs around the world have experienced disruptions that many observers interpret to be a primary symptom of “climate crisis” (Bittle 2024). Governments have responded to these disruptions through disjointed and at times contradictory measures: they treat disasters, alternately, as “Acts of God”
Stephen J. Collier
wiley   +1 more source

Wildfire disruptions and cancer care: A multi-institutional study of radiotherapy treatment adherence in Northern California. [PDF]

J Clim Chang Health
Sabol RA, Walsh CJ, Densley S, Medhat Y, Baniel CC, Krishna A, Baiyee CT, Meltzer D, Boscardin J, Witztum A, Pitts N, Paulsson AK, Luh JY, Zalavari L, Yom SS, Lichter K.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hurricane‐induced risk contagion in commercial real estate: Evidence from Hurricane Sandy

Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines how hurricane‐induced destruction affects the prices of nearby undamaged commercial real estate properties, using Hurricane Sandy as a natural experiment. Using Real Capital Analytics transaction records spatially merged with Federal Emergency Management Agency building‐level damage data, we empirically employ a difference ...
Lu Fang, Lingxiao Li, David Scofield, Abdullah Yavas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A tridimensional framework for governance in the wildland-urban interface using Pyro-Socio-Ecological Zones. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Cappelluti O, Escobedo FJ, Sanesi G, Elia M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How much are you willing to pay to avoid lockdowns? Evidence from the real estate market

Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract In response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, numerous countries implemented lockdowns. In Victoria, Australia, a unique two‐tier system was employed, segregating areas with a Ring of Steel boundary and imposing additional restrictions within. This study focuses on the impact of lockdowns on housing prices and rents, exploring whether people are ...
Jian Liang, Chyi Lin Lee, Qiang Li
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency Department Visits During the Fall 2019 Public Safety Power Shutoff Events in California. [PDF]

Disaster Med Public Health Prep
Harding AB, Berman JD, Tarr GAM, Erickson DJ, Ramirez MR.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Imperative for a health‐centred focus on climate change in radiology

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
Summary Climate change negatively impacts individual and population‐level health through multiple pathways, including poor air quality, extreme heat and changes in infectious disease. These health effects will lead to higher health system and medical imaging utilisation.
Omar Taboun, Chloe DesRoche, Kate Hanneman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source