Potential Crisis in Environmental Health Research
A potential crisis looms with the loss of environmental health research due to the federal government canceling and scaling back funding.
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University, America's First Research University, worry about the health and economic consequences for society.
"Baltimore is sinking, and the sea is rising,"
according to Benjamin Zaitchik, a professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Johns Hopkins University. He notes that excessive rainwater pours into an aging infrastructure, causing floods.
- Extreme weather conditions are becoming more frequent
- Aging infrastructure is unable to handle excessive rainwater
- Soil freezing patterns are changing, leading to more floods
Author's summary: Funding cuts threaten environmental health research.
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