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Dengue, Lyme, and cholera: how climate change is spurring disease

Grist

On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a stark warning that time is running out to adapt to climate change. Climate change is no longer a future prospect; it’s making people sick right now. degrees Celsius (1.96 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.

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‘How did we miss this for so long?’: The link between extreme heat and preterm birth

Grist

If this is a biological response, imagine what’s happening in places like India and Africa where the heat can get to an unbearable 130 degrees Fahrenheit,” Basu remembers thinking. stem largely from systemic racism and are worsening due to climate change. She wondered if there could be a biological mechanism at work.

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‘A common germ pool’: The frightening origins of the coronavirus

Grist

For pandemics and climate change, voluntary measures aren’t enough. Coronavirus postpones major climate plan in Congress. billion people, and we’re really destroying the natural habitat of lots and lots and lots of other species,” said Frank Snowden, a professor emeritus of the history of medicine at Yale University.

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Na’im Merchant Is Advancing a Blueprint for Equitable Carbon Removal Policy

Elemental Excelerator

Na’im, who previously worked with Last Mile Health and the Clinton Health Access Initiative to address social and health inequities in Liberia and Malawi, recognized climate change would exacerbate these global inequities and turned his attention to work on CDR to fend off — and one day reverse — its harmful effects. Why Canada?

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Ocean Conservation: Ocean Acidification and the Impacts of Fish Migration

Green Tech Challenge

In other regions, select fish species are unable to survive the heat resulting from climate change. Fisheries which provide a source of income to fishermen, and seafood harvesters, whose livelihoods, social and economic structures will be affected by ocean acidification and climate change. million metric tons.

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Wildfires are getting worse, and so is the deadly smoke they bring with them

Grist

candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who specializes in climate science, social science, policy and the law, the climate change effects that California has experienced so far are just the tip of what’s to come. According to Emily Williams, a Ph.D.

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Elemental Bolsters Team of Entrepreneurial Climate Coaches to Drive Policy, Equity & Access and Financial Success for Portfolio Companies

Elemental Excelerator

By expanding our climate coach team, we’re providing our portfolio companies with the resources they need to scale faster and have a greater impact on climate change,” Elemental Excelerator Managing Director of Portfolio Danya Hakeem said. For more information, visit www.elementalexcelerator.com.

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