More than 100 schools sign on to teach health risks of climate change

From Eurekalert A growing movement in higher education responds to a shortage of health professionals and researchers trained in climate change and health Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health The…

Flu forecasts using weather, not climate

Flu outbreaks predicted with weather forecast techniques BOULDER—Scientists at Columbia University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research have adapted techniques used in modern weather prediction to generate local forecasts…

La Niña and flu

From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health Does the La Niña weather pattern lead to flu pandemics? Worldwide pandemics of influenza caused widespread death and illness in 1918,…