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An image of a lagoon in the Pletera marsh area.
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Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Accumulate Above the Water Table

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 24 August 202216 April 2024

PFAS pose a public health risk, but there are major gaps in our knowledge of how these chemicals move through the ground.

Photomicrograph of anthrax.
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Climate Change Has Already Aggravated 58% of Infectious Diseases

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 23 August 20229 September 2024

Global warming has, in certain instances, amped up some of the world’s most deadly diseases.

Un niño pone su mano bajo la lluvia. El niño viste una playera roja con mangas cortas azules y detrás de él se observan otras dos figuras humanas.
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El cambio climático podría cambiar el perfil patogénico de las enfermedades diarreicas

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 16 August 20229 September 2024

Una enfermedad causada por rotavirus podría disminuir a medida que aumenta la temperatura, mientras que las condiciones más húmedas podrían favorecer a algunos competidores bacterianos.

北京一处雾霭中的高塔
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中国空气质量仍需进一步改善

by Saima May Sidik 12 August 202212 August 2022

在过去十年里,有毒颗粒物减少了约三分之一,但空气污染水平仍然高于健康水平。

Un cielo rojo y anaranjado sobre Portland, Oregon
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El aire nocivo a la salud podría volverse rutinario en el Pacífico Noroeste

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 10 August 202216 August 2022

Si el mundo continúa utilizando combustibles fósiles, la contaminación por partículas finas derivadas del humo de incendios podría duplicarse de finales de verano a inicios de otoño en el área del Pacífico Noroeste en los EE.UU. para el año 2100.

Cráteres en tierras deforestadas por minería ilegal en la tierra Indígena de Tenharim do Igarapé Preto, en el estado de Amazonas, Brasil.
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La minería amenaza a las poblaciones Indígenas aisladas del Amazonas

by Meghie Rodrigues 5 August 202224 March 2023

Un proyecto de ley en el Congreso Brasileño permitiría la expansión minera en territorios Indígenas. Una nueva investigación demuestra cómo esto podría afectar radicalmente a los pueblos aislados.

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The Effects of Climate Change on U.S. Suicide Rates

by Alexandra K. Scammell 5 August 202214 September 2022

Suicide incidence could increase by up to 1,660 cases annually, depending on how much the climate changes.

Anesthesiologists can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by replacing inhaled anesthetics with intravenous ones.
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Should Inhaled Anesthetics Be Swapped for IVs?

by Robin Donovan 29 July 202224 March 2023

Using intravenous anesthetics instead of volatile ones could help curb greenhouse gas emissions, but there are challenges to making the switch.

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Fiona Lo: A “Really Long, Convoluted Path” to Health

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 25 July 20227 February 2023

Lo uses her background in atmospheric sciences to forecast pollen concentrations.

Jimena Díaz Leiva standing in front of pine trees and cliff faces in Yosemite National Park.
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Jimena Díaz Leiva: Changing Conservation Narratives

by Jackie Rocheleau 25 July 202222 December 2022

Díaz Leiva has been to Peru and beyond as she works on environmental and social justice projects.

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