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Mosquitos are moving to higher elevations — and so is malaria

Grist

Researchers have documented the insects making their homes in higher places that are typically too cool for them, from the tropical highlands of South America to the mountainous but populous regions of eastern Africa. The species is now nearly impossible to find, he said, a shift that is likely not attributable to climate change.

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The search for the Dr. Fauci of climate change

Grist

where recent research has found that one in ten premature deaths are caused by air-polluting fossil fuels, medical schools have only begun grappling with a lack of curricula focused on climate change in the last couple of years. The paper says that climate change is already affecting human health in every country on earth.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

Meanwhile, the permafrost that Kivalina sits on and that forms the banks of the river that sustains their community is melting and eroding into the water, threatening their drinking water treatment system and creating potential health problems. That impact carries over directly into the climate change context,” he concluded.

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