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The disease after tomorrow

Grist

They come from bugs, shellfish, and even soil. The first case of chikungunya in the Western Hemisphere was discovered in 2013 in the Caribbean. By 2017, more than 1 million people had been infected in the Americas. Valley fever Carried by soil containing the fungus Coccidioides. Since 2014, cases of the virus in the U.S.

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

These come from deforestation, changes in soil carbon, methane emissions, emissions from fertilisers, manure, farm machinery, and animal feed production. The latest protein supply figures from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for 2013 recorded average protein consumption of 69.1g