At the next EGU General Assembly 2024 we will have our own session on "Extreme events and health"!
We are looking forward to numerous registrations until 10 January 2024! For more information and to register click here.

Merkenschlager, C., Bangelesa, F., Paeth, H., & Hertig, E. (2023). Blessing and curse of BioClim variables: A comparison of different calculation schemes and datasets for species distribution modeling within the extended Mediterranean area. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10553

Hertig, E. (2023): Bodennahes Ozon: Auswirkungen auf die menschliche Gesundheit und Veränderungen durch den Klimawandel. In Zemanek, E. (Hrsg.), Ozon (S. 254-267). Oekom Verlag. ISBN: 978-3-98726-034-6

Prof. Elke Hertig also contributes to the 2nd part of the RKI's new state of the art report on climate change and health, which deals with the impact of climate change on non-communicable diseases and mental health.
Breitner-Busch, S., Mücke, H.-G., Schneider, A., Hertig, E. (2023): Impact of climate change on non-communicable diseases due to increased ambient air pollution. Journal of Health Monitoring, 8(S4), 111-131. https://doi.org/10.25646/11655

The TRIGGER partners, including climatologists, medical experts, and socio-economic experts, gathered in the city of Heraklion, Crete, Greece, from 21-23 June to review the progress of the project one year after its inception. The annual meeting was attended by Prof. Elke Hertig and her team.

The first part of the Robert Koch Institute's German Status Report on Climate Change and Health as Special Issue S3/2023 of the Journal of Health Monitoring entitled "Impact of climate change on infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance – Part 1 of the German Status Report on Climate Change and Health 2023" has gone online.