Press coverage

The association between temperature and alcohol- and substance-related disorder hospital visits in New York State

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Global Heat Health Digest , Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN), October 2023
Research shows a correlation between climate change and alcohol use (Live Radio Interview), KCBS Radio (San Francisco), September 2023
How climate change is fueling alcohol-related hospitalizations, Grist, September 2023

Climate-driven deaths

Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths, Grist, September 2023
How Extreme Heat, Smoke, and Flooding Threaten Our Health, Columbia Public Health, August 2023

Short-term excess mortality following tropical cyclones in the United States

Robbie Parks on why hurricanes are getting deadlier, Environmental Health News, September 2023
Live TV Interview, Weather Channel, September 2023
Tropical storms killing more Americans as climate crisis deepens, study finds, The Guardian, August 2023
U.S. hurricane deaths concentrated in vulnerable counties, research finds, NBC News, August 2023
New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable, AP News, August 2023
Hurricanes have become deadlier in recent decades, study shows, The Washington Post, August 2023
Hurricanes cause vast majority of storm deaths in vulnerable communities, NPR WNYC, August 2023

Climate change and mental health

Heat Singes the Mind, Not Just the Body, The New York Times, August 2023

Water pollution

Is That Water Too Polluted to Swim in?, The New York Times, July 2023

Air pollution and children's brain development

Are Legally Acceptable Levels of Pollution Harming Children’s Brain Development?, Inside Climate News, June 2023

NIEHS Global Environmental Health

Global Health Impacts of Tropical Cyclones, NIEHS Global Environmental Health Podcasts, June 2023

Wildfires and public health

Return of killer smog? Experts warn of potentially deadly NYC haze, Politico, June 2023

Agents of Change in Environmental Justice

Environmental justice researchers on what it means to be biracial, Environmental Health News, November 2023
Op-ed: Mourning family and climate change in the age of loss and damage, Environmental Health News, March 2023
Op-ed: Atravesar duelos familiares y por el cambio climático en la era de las pérdidas y los daños, Environmental Health News, March 2023
LISTEN: Robbie Parks on climate justice and mental health, Environmental Health News, March 2023

2022

Invited Perspective: Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Tropical Cyclones on Public Health Locally and Worldwide

Editors' Choice, Environmental Health Perspectives, March 2023

COP27

COP27: Delegates From the Columbia Climate School Share Their Plans and Hopes, State of the Planet, November 2022

Association of Tropical Cyclones With County-Level Mortality in the US

2022 Papers of the year, NIEHS Environmental Factor, January 2023
Extreme Weather Effects, Magazine of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, January 2023
Ian was one of the most lethal hurricanes in decades. Many of the deaths were preventable, NBC News, November 2022
After hurricanes, program aims to help alleviate stress, abc News (AP syndicated), November 2022
This Florida woman survived her 'biggest mistake' in Hurricane Ian. Why experts say many others didn't, USA Today, October 2022
New NYC storm surge map shows how climate change threatens affordable housing, upscale waterfront, Gothamist, July 2022
Tropical cyclones linked to rise in U.S. deaths, NIEHS papers of the month, May 2022
'Hidden burden': Hurricanes keep killing people long after landfall, study suggests, USA Today, March 2022
Hurricanes linked to 33 percent surge in death rates after storms, The Hill, March 2022
We might be undercounting deaths associated with hurricanes, according to this new research, WWNO 89.9 New Orleans Public Radio, March 2022

COVID-19, temperature, air pollution, green space and racism

The rise in extreme heat is taking a toll on our well-being. It's about to get worse, CNN, August 2022
How Can We Make Heat Waves Less Deadly?, State of the Planet, June 2022
As Heat and Utility Bills Rise, Expensive Electricity Becomes Health Risk, The City, June 2022
Study: Warming temperatures are eroding our ability to sleep, Grist, May 2022
8 Ways NYC Can Help Vulnerable Communities Survive Summer Heat, State of the Planet, September 2021
Public Green Spaces: Racism, Heat, and Barriers to Access, WE ACT online blog, August 2020
Environmental Racism and COVID-19 Are a Deadly Combination, Bitch Media, August 2020
Mention of results from England and Wales COVID-19 paper in UK parliament, UK Parliament, June 2020
Aural Vignettes to Help Keep Me Together, KnowScience , April 2020
Pod of the Planet: Ep.5 Look After Yourself, Pod of the Planet, April 2020
Air pollution plummeting worldwide, Accuweather, April 2020

2021

Tropical cyclone exposure is associated with increased hospitalization rates in older adults, Nature Communications

2021 Papers of the year, NIEHS Environmental Factor, January 2022
Research Spotlight, NIEHS Global Environmental Health Newsletter, June 2021
Hospitalization following extreme weather, opportunities for resilience, NIEHS papers of the month, May 2021
Tropical Cyclones Linked to Rise in Hospitalizations of Older Adults, State of the Planet, March 2021

2020

Magnitude, demographics and dynamics of the effect of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on all-cause mortality in 21 industrialized countries, Nature Medicine

UK, Italy, Spain had high 'excess deaths' in first pandemic wave, study finds, Reuters, October 2020
Study: Health systems, govt responses linked to virus tolls, Associated Press, October 2020
Study finds health systems, government responses linked to virus tolls, PBS, October 2020
Study: Health systems, govt responses linked to virus tolls, Washington Post, October 2020
Covid-19: England and Wales among highest per capita death tolls, The Guardian, October 2020
England & Wales had most excess deaths in Europe’s covid-19 first wave, New Scientist, October 2020
Men and women equally at risk from coronavirus, study finds, The Times, October 2020
Live TV discussion of results with Kay Burley, Sky News, October 2020
Study: Early lockdowns prevented additional COVID-19 deaths in multiple countries, The Hill, October 2020
Coronavirus ‘excess deaths’: why England and Wales have been hardest hit in Europe – new study, The Conversation, October 2020
Spain, England and Wales top the list for coronavirus deaths in new study, Politico, October 2020
England and Wales had SECOND worst excess death toll in Europe during first wave of Covid-19 with a 37% rise in all-cause fatalities behind only Spain on 38%, Daily Mail, October 2020
COVID-19 : la France au 8ème rang parmi 21 pays industrialisés en termes de bilan de mortalité, INED, October 2020
España, el país europeo con mayor exceso de muertes durante la primera ola de la pandemia, Agencia Sinc, October 2020
ELa pandemia causó exceso de mortalidad de 20 % en 21 países, El Tiempo, October 2020

Anomalously warm temperatures are associated with increased injury deaths, Nature Medicine

Climate Changes Temps and Deaths, Public Health Post, April 2020
Climate crisis likely to increase violent deaths of young people - report, The Guardian, January 2020
Injuries and Deaths Could Rise with Climate Change in the U.S., a New Study Finds, TIME, January 2020
Climate-Change Related Injuries Will Kill Thousands in the US, New Scientist, January 2020
Climate Change Could Lead to More Injuries and Deaths, The Verge, January 2020
Climate change could kill thousands of Americans each year, Daily Mail, January 2020
Rising temps could cause as many as 2,100 fatal injuries per year, Breitbart, January 2020
How climate change could change the way we die, Anthropocene, January 2020
Hotter temperatures will mean more deaths from injury, The Conversation, January 2020
Rising temperatures could increase injury deaths by 2,000 a year: study, Smart Cities Dive, January 2020
Climate Change May Translate Into More Fatal Injuries, HealthDay, January 2020
Warmer temperatures linked to increase in US injury deaths, study says, CNN, January 2020
The Heat is On: rise in violence as planet warms, Daily Star, January 2020

Climate and mental health

Climate on the brain: climate breakdown and mental health, The Compassionate Conversationist, March 2020

Green New Deal

Bernie Sanders: More than 55 scientists sign letter supporting the Green New Deal

Rising temperatures and heat deaths

Climate casualties rising with temperatures, The Center for Public Integrity, June 2020

2018

Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) interview

I am Robbie Parks, a PhD student looking into how climate change and extreme weather may be influencing the trends in mortality rates from year to year. AMA.

2015

VICE Magazine print issue

Pet Hates: Is your cat costing the Earth?, June 2015

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation live interivew on The Current, slightly misunderstanding what I meant in the article but that's OK, June 2015