News: climate change
National Workshop on Heat, Climate, and Work Safety
ISER supported theÌýNational Workshop:ÌýImpacts of extreme heat and climate change on work health and safetyÌýheld at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide. Led by ISER member Professor Peng Bi from School of Public Health, and facilitated by Prof. Tony Capon (Director, Monash Institute of Sustainability) and Dr. Kimberly Humphrey (SA Health Climate Change and Health Lead), the day allowed for participantsÌýto review and address extreme heat and climate change impacts on work health and safety (WHS).
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Professor Peng Bi’s Groundbreaking Research on Climate Change and Heart Disease
ISER member Professor Peng Bi has led a groundbreaking study, funded by an ARC DP, that reveals how rising temperatures contribute to cardiovascular disease.
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ISER Impact Story - Shoko Yoneyama
Many young ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n's experience eco-anxiety, with new research and education,ÌýAssociate Professor Shoko Yoneyama and her team member Danielle LeMieux have produced and created a climate and pandemic anxiety related course, with aims to create a source of positive emotions to drive change.
ISER's New Featured Story - Ms Hannah Thwaites
ISER supported PhD Candidate Hannah Thwaites to conduct a community corroboration process to ensure her research on urban agriculture accurately tells the story from the Greater Adelaide community’s perspective.
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ISER's New Featured Story - Prof Peng Bi
With ISER’s support, Professor Bi and his team are creating evidence-based solutions to help support South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n emergency services and protect vulnerable communities from heatwaves.
Soil Carbon Increases Under Cover Crops
The level of soil organic carbon (SOC) was almost 23 per cent higher in areas that had cover crops directly below vines, when compared to a standard method of spraying herbicide on the soil.
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