Publications Database
The searchable bibliography page is one of our most popular features, allowing you to quickly access to the literature on the aging population and climate change in one convenient location. The CIRCA team keeps the database updated on a monthly basis. You may search by author, title, year, keywords. To retrieve full information, click on the "Publication" button.
McGuire, L. C., Ford, E. S., & Okoro, C. a. (2007). Natural disasters and older US adults with disabilities: Implications for evacuation. Disasters, 31(1), 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2007.00339.x
McDermott-Levy, R., Scolio, M., Shakya, K. M., & Moore, C. H. (2021). Factors that influence climate change-related mortality in the United States: an integrative review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15), 8220. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158220
Matsuba, M. K., Mah, a., & Jia, F. (2024). Generativity, environmentalism, and the political divide. In F. Villar, H. L. Lawford, & M. W. Pratt (Eds.), The Development of Generativity across adulthood (pp. 302-318). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/9780191966309.001.0001
Marinova, N., Calabria, L., & Marks, E. (2025). a meta-ethnography of global research on the mental health and emotional impacts of climate change on older adults. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102, 102511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102511
Madani Hosseini, M., Zargoush, M., & Ghazalbash, S. (2024). Climate crisis risks to elderly health: Strategies for effective promotion and response. Health Promotion International, 39(2), daae031. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daae031
Lv, Y., Yang, Z., Ye, L., Jiang, M., Zhou, J., Guo, Y., Qiu, Y., Li, X., Chen, C., Ju, a., Wang, J., Li, C., Li, Y., Wang, J., Zhang, J., Ji, J. S., Li, T., Baccarelli, a. a., Gao, X., & Shi, X. (2023). Long-term fine particular exposure and incidence of frailty in older adults: Findings from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. age and ageing, 52(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad009
Lucatello, S., Martinez Magana, J. F., Fernandez Vivar, C., Orozco Gaytan, J., Camacho Ruiz, J., Figueroa Escamilla, L., & Perez Rodriguez, M. (2025). Perceptions of climate change and health risks among urban older adults in Mexico City: a pilot study. atmosphere, 16(7), 792. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16070792
Liu, M., Zeeshan, M., Sun, T., Hu, X., Nie, Z., Dong, H., Dong, G., & Ou, Y. (2024). association of air quality improvement and frailty progression: a national study across China. Toxics, 12(7), 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12070464
Lee, W.-J., Liu, C.-Y., Peng, L.-N., Lin, C.-H., Lin, H.-P., & Chen, L.-K. (2020). PM2.5 air pollution contributes to the burden of frailty. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 14478. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71408-w
Lindsay, S., Hsu, S., Ragunathan, S., & Lindsay, J. (2023). The impact of climate change related extreme weather events on people with pre-existing disabilities and chronic conditions: a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation, 45(25), 4338-4358. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2150328
Law, S., Marinova, T., Ewins, L., & Marks, E. (2025). Understanding the psychological impact of flooding on older adults: a scoping review. annals of the New York academy of Sciences, 1548(1), 99-115. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.15356
Law, K. F., Colaizzi, G., & Syropoulos, S. (2025). Climate change is an intergenerational challenge that requires intergenerationally focused behavioral solutions. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 61, 101467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101467
Lassen, a. D., Nordman, M., Christensen, L. M., & Trolle, E. (2025). Providing healthy and climate-friendly public meals to senior citizens: amidway evaluation of a municipality's food strategy. European Journal of Nutrition, 64(5), 204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-025-03728-4
Kongshoj, I. L. L., & Berntsen, D. (2023). Is young age a risk factor for PTSD? age differences in PTSD-symptoms after Hurricane Florence. Traumatology, 29(2), 211-223. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000389
Korlat, S., Ristl, C., & Nikitin, J. (2024). Generativity across adulthood: How nature exposure and future time perspective shape motivation for social and ecological engagement. australian Journal of Psychology, 76(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2024.2428306
Knutson, K., & Crowley, K. (2020). Engaging older adults in climate science education: Making the case for relevant, neighborhood-focused interventions. In Hetland, P., Pierroux, P. Esborg, L. (Eds), a History of Participation in Museums and archives: Traversing Citizen Science and Citizen Humanities (pp.126-144). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429197536-10
Kohon, J. N., Tanaka, K., Himes, D., Toda, E., Carder, P. C., & Carlson, B. (2024). Extreme heat vulnerability among older adults: a multilevel risk index for Portland, Oregon. The Gerontologist, 64(3), gnad074. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad074
Kim, Y. O., Lee, W., Kim, H., & Cho, Y. (2020). Social isolation and vulnerability to heatwave-related mortality in the urban elderly population: a time-series multi-community study in Korea. Environment International, 142, 105868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105868
Khankeh, H. R., ahmadi, S., Sahaf, R., Dalvandi, a., & Hosseini, S. a. (2020). Life changes of the elderly after earthquake: a qualitative study in Iran. Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly, 6(1), 9-16. https://doi.org/10.32598/hdq.6.1.147.1
Khalil, M. I. M., Shaala, R. S., Mousa, E. F. S., Zoromba, M. a., & atta, M. H. R. (2025). Examining the associations between emotionally charged reactions toward climate change and self-care, quality of life among older adults, coping mechanisms, and pro-environmental practices. Geriatric Nursing, 61, 353-363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.11.013
Kazi, D. S., Katznelson, E., Liu, C. L., al-Roub, N. M., Chaudhary, R. S., Young, D. E., McNichol, M., Mickley, L. J., Kramer, D. B., Cascio, W. E., Bernstein, a. S., & Rice, M. B. (2024). Climate change and cardiovascular health: a systematic review. JaMa Cardiology, 9(8), 748-757. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2024.1321
Katz, G. M., Jain, a., Kokorelias, K. M., & Stall, N. M. (2025). Prioritization of older adults in Canadian climate change adaptation policies: a policy document analysis. Journal of the american Geriatrics Society, 73(8), 2600. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19471
Joe, L., Hoshiko, S., Dobraca, D., Jackson, R., Smorodinsky, S., Smith, D., & Harnly, M. (2016). Mortality during a large-scale heat wave by place, demographic group, internal and external causes of death, and building climate zone. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(3), 299. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13030299
Jay, O., Capon, a., Berry, P., Broderick, C., de Dear, R., Havenith, G., Honda, Y., Kovats, R. S., Ma, W., Malik, a., Morris, N. B., Nybo, L., Seneviratne, S. I., Vanos, J., & Ebi, K. L. (2021). Reducing the health effects of hot weather and heat extremes: From personal cooling strategies to green cities. Lancet, 398(10301), 709-724. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01209-5
Ishiki, a., Okinaga, S., Tomita, N., Kawahara, R., Tsuji, I., Nagatomi, R., Taki, Y., Takahashi, T., Kuzuya, M., Morimoto, S., Iijima, K., Koseki, T., arai, H., & Furukawa, K. (2016). Changes in cognitive functions in the elderly living in temporary housing after the great East Japan earthquake. PLOS One, 11(1), e0147025. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147025