I am a climate impact scientist with a special interest in human health and aquatic systems. In my research I have employed various quantitative modeling techniques to analyze empirical data.

I work as a researcher at Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD) – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Sevilla, Spain.

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Being deeply concerned about the climate emergency, I have supported Scientists for Future, and participated in protests by Scientist Rebellion.

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Climate impacts on human health

My current research concerns climate impacts on human health. In particular, I am interested in effects of climate change on temperature-related mortality in Germany, Spain, and around the globe. Most recently, I have worked on including adaptation into projections of temperature-related mortality, and the attribution of heat-related mortality to recent climate change. In addition, I have been involved in studies projecting water-borne disease outcomes under different climate change trajectories.

Climate impacts on phytoplankton

Previously, I have investigated the effect of multiple anthropogenic influences on lake ecosystems. In particular, I have studied the effects of climatic change and nutrient enrichment on phytoplankton phenology in lakes of the temperate zone. I have also investigated the risk of increased toxic cyanobacterial blooms under global warming, with a special focus on heat wave impacts.

Adaptation to increasing heat exposure in Spanish cities

Huber, V., Peña Ortiz, C., Gallego Puyol, D., Lange, S. and Sera, F. (2022) Evidence of rapid adaptation integrated into projections of temperature-related excess mortality. Environ. Res. Lett. 17 044075 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac5dee

Temperature-related mortality in German cities

Huber, V., Krummenauer, L, Peña-Ortiz, C., Lange, S., Gasparrini, A., Vicedo-Cabrera, A.M., Garcia-Herrera, R., Frieler, K. (2020) Temperature-related excess mortality in German cities at 2°C and higher degrees of global warming. Environmental Research. doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109447

Heat waves and harmful algal blooms

Huber, V., D. Gerten and R. Adrian (2012) To bloom or not to bloom: Contrasting responses of cyanobacteria to recent heat waves explained by critical thresholds of abiotic drivers. Oecologia 169(1): 245-256, (doi) 10.1007/s00442-011-2186-7

On climate change and heat-related mortality (in Spanish)

Tierra 7, Andalucia, Facua y Cambio Climático, September 29, 2021