🌊🌴 Is climate change bringing new infections to our shores? Rising temperatures, changes in salinity and algal blooms could make Europe more vulnerable to waterborne bacteria and viruses.
👀 Franco Forlano Bó, Jessica Kevill and Jess Dicken explain more... youtu.be/NTbpzJ49s5I
📨 Today we published the 11th edition of our Deltares Digest newsletter! If you aren't receiving it yet, sign up now to get the next monthly overview of our work.
Sign up to the English edition > https://rebrand.ly/xx80p4n
Sign up to the Dutch edition > https://rebrand.ly/th5omcg
Our research team led by Hao Wang (@deltares.bsky.social) shows that accounting for sunlight and sediment improves predictions of harmful contamination in bathing waters. This work offers a powerful model that can be used to protect water users:
Illustration of a lady fighting off bacteria and viruses
Did you know that we're all exposed to viruses and bacteria in coastal areas? The converging pressures of climate change and pollution increase risks of us becoming infected and ill and social inequalities make these risks even worse. Our BlueAdapt One Health Framework explains more: bit.ly/4rK3tUh
🌊🦠💊 Coastal waters could be reservoirs for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Prof William Gaze and Prof Dearbhaile Morris explain the risks linked to sewage discharges and poor water quality, and how to avoid infections.
youtu.be/ROK2hgcDrOA?...
@uniofgalway.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social
Collage of all the different womens faces who work for BlueAdapt.
Today we celebrate the women driving science for healthier, more resilient coastal communities 🌊🔬. Women represent >50% of BlueAdapt’s scientific community - working to advance research at the intersection of oceans, climate change and human health 💙.
#WomenInScience #BlueAdapt #ClimateChange
☔ When is it going to stop raining? Extreme weather has caused intense rainfall and flooding across Europe, flushing harmful bacteria and viruses into our coastal waters. So what are the links between flooding, pollution and our health?
youtu.be/2LgN5vlNlDI?...
Image shows a father walking with his child in the sand dunes. Text reads Protecting human health from climate change and pollution in coastal environments.
Around 1/3 of the EU population lives within 50km of the coast. These precious environments between land and sea are under significant pressure from #pollution and #climatechange. This puts our #health at risk. What can policy makers do to take action? Our policy brief explains: bit.ly/3NVKTcC
👋 Hello Bluesky we're new here! Funded by Horizon Europe and UKRI, our research team spans 8 countries across Europe. Together we're building evidence to protect people from #climatechange, #pollution and #waterborneinfections in coastal environments. We explain more here: youtu.be/hPyHKf8gpl4?...
