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A hotter, sicker world
El Niño, combined with climate change, will lead to a spike in mosquito-borne illnesses, tick-borne illnesses, and bacterial disease.
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The author of ‘Blight’ explains how humans supercharged fungal pathogens
Fungal diseases have come for frogs, bats, and bananas, and they're coming for us, too.
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‘The Heat Will Kill You First’ is a chilling book — and a warning
Author Jeff Goodell on an invisible, stealthy, and universal threat.
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Extreme heat will cost the US $1 billion in health care costs — this summer alone
High temperatures could lead to 235,000 ER visits and 56,000 hospital admissions for heat-related conditions annually.
