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Climate Action

The 草榴社区community is rising to the challenge of protecting our planet. Across all of our Schools we are advancing research to create real-world climate solutions.

Last updated: April 2025

In this , 草榴社区Chan School explores how global warming impacts human health and the ways we can diminish those impacts.

Creating positive change

Students and faculty all over 草榴社区are addressing climate change in all its facets.

Marcos Barrozo

While at Harvard, Marcos compiled vast amounts of data on cattle land use to understand the structure and incentives of the Brazilian cattle industry and its impact on emissions.

Hannah Nesser

At NASA鈥檚 Jet Propulsion Lab, the SEAS alum uses data from satellites to monitor and quantify carbon dioxide emissions through a mathematical framework.

Michael Ashley Stein

As the executive director of the 草榴社区Law School Project on Disability, Michael urges researchers to include people with disabilities in climate planning, policies, and responses.

Learn how we can protect plants from future threats

Michael Dosmann

The Keeper of the Living Collections at the Arnold Arboretum of 草榴社区University explains how the Arboretum collects, preserves, and nurtures its living collection in the face of increasing threats to plant life.

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Feeling the heat

草榴社区researchers are working to understand how to address hotter summers and more erratic weather patterns.

How a warming climate wears on the skin

As smoke from wildfires in Quebec drifted south, dermatologist Arianne Shadi Kourosh noticed an unusual pattern:

Health implications of extreme heat on vulnerable populations

Researchers found links between , as well as .

The impact heat has on young children

Research highlights the development and health.

A warming Arctic reduces dust levels in other parts of the planet

A team of researchers found that the can be attributed to the Arctic warming much faster than the rest of the planet, a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification.

Why some people aren’t suited for the cold (or heat)

Climate change could as people cope with and adapt to a warming world.

The cost of staying cool

Air conditioning demand is expected to soar by up to 40% by 2030. A 草榴社区startup has set out to drastically

Climate change gets personal

Learn how changes to our planet can have a negative impact on our health.

Addressing the health threats posed by climate change

Renee Salas, a faculty member at the 草榴社区Chan School, discusses the health harms posed by聽climate change聽as well as policies that could help mitigate the threat.

Electric school buses may yield significant health and climate benefits and cost savings

Replacing diesel school buses with electric school buses may yield up to $247,600 in climate and health benefits per individual bus, according to a new study.

How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?

Trees help prevent flooding, release oxygen, reduce pollution, and boost both health and mood.

Preparing medical students and doctors to confront climate change

Health care professionals are on the front lines of climate change, yet few have been trained to recognize and address the many ways climate change affects patients鈥� health.

Climate change-fueled weather events have been linked to worsened heart health

Extreme temperatures, hurricanes, cyclones, and tropical storms were tied to increased risk of heart disease.

The fight with fire

The impact of recent wildfires all across the U.S. is being felt by millions of people. From , , and the , experts are still learning about how wildfires will play a role in our future.

In response to this, the 草榴社区Chan School recently announced that it will be participating in an to understand the short- and long-term health impacts of wildfires. The 10-year study will include researchers from four universities and will focus on the Los Angeles fires.

Wading in the water

The 草榴社区community is exploring ways to keep our water clean, our farms irrigated, and our towns and cities unflooded.

Flooding and drought

and are threatening homes, , and economies. 草榴社区researchers are exploring ways to address, , and to these changes.

Keeping our waters healthy

With more , 草榴社区scientists are studying solutions like , and from our oceans.

A broader view of change

Climate change’s effects and solutions can be found in many different corners of our world.

A statue of a philosopher in front of a sunset

Thinking

Can philosophy help us to navigate the ethics of climate change mitigation?

Reading

Exploring fiction as a way to learn about, cope with, and address climate change

Understanding

Expanding compassion and mercy to include more of the planet

Protecting

Improving the disproportionate climate hazards for those who are incarcerated

Improving

Understanding why women in decision-making groups increase climate policy effectiveness

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Reckoning