Natural Disasters Are Prejudiced Against Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Populations: The Lack of Publicly Available Health‐Related Data Hinders Research at the Cusp of the Global Climate Crisis

Abstract Natural disasters often affect the most vulnerable countries/communities around the world. However, within the same countries/communities, the impact of natural disasters is far greater on disadvantaged populations. We investigate how wildfires affect asthma prevalence in different populati...

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Main Authors: Omid Mazdiyasni, Amir AghaKouchak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020-01-01
Series:GeoHealth
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GH000219